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samedi 23 avril 2011

Anyone can become angry, that is easy, but ....

Anyone can become angry, that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way, that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy.

Aristotle

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to .....

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle

All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have .....

All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.

Aristotle

Moral excellence comes about as a result of ....

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

Aristotle

The ultimate value of life depends upon .....

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

Aristotle

Teaching is the highest form of understanding

Teaching is the highest form of understanding.

Aristotle

The aim of art is to represent not the outward ....

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Aristotle