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The true and the approximately true are apprehended by the same faculty; it may also be noted that men have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at the truth. Hence the man who makes a good guess at truth is likely to make a good guess at probabilities. Aristotle
Truth Good Man Truth Is Natural Men Guess Approximately Faculty True Instinct Likely Also Make Makes Arrive Same Probabilities May Noted Who Hence Sufficient
We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time. Aristotle
Time Angry Man Right Moment Feels Also Praise Against Length Persons Manner Moment Who Grounds Right
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. Aristotle
Life Rest Every Vain Thou Though Find Wilt Thy Were Fancy Act Last
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. Aristotle
Fear Men More Reverence Than Swayed
Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Aristotle
Art Other Telling Telling Lies Lies Poets Taught Homer
I have no friends and no enemies - only competitors. Aristotle Onassis
Enemies No Friends Only Friends Competitors
Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on. Citium Zeno
World Fate Causation Goes Endless Whereby Which Formula Reason Chain Things
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity. Democritus
Fruit Universe Everything Existing Necessity Chance
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. Democritus
Injustice Thou Console True Thyself Doing Unhappiness Suffer
Men should strive to think much and know little. Democritus
Men Think Strive Know Little Much Should
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion. Demosthenes
Democracy Wise Despot Security Generally Advantage Safeguard Known Suspicion Which Against
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master. Demosthenes
War You Anxiety Master Beware Obtain Your Avoid Lest
Calumny is only the noise of madmen. Diogenes
Noise Madmen Only Calumny
No man is hurt but by himself. Diogenes
Man Hurt Himself
The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them. Diogenes
Too Sun Polluted Them
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. Diogenes
Wise Distinguish Counselors Generally Takes Leaders Wise Person Because Person Them Themselves
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world. Epictetus
World Wealth Unhappy Master Though He Most Does Regard Whoever Ample
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent. Epictetus
Endeavor Those Excel Excellent Most Themselves Should Things Desires
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. Epictetus
Control Take Thy Passions Thee Lest
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit. Epictetus
Angry You Evil Increased Assured Only Habit Whenever Present
Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return? Epictetus
You Wife Lost Say Case Never Also Dead Return Returned Child Any Estate Deprived Your Your Child Such A Thing Thing
Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly. Epictetus
Laugh Often Much
There is no royal road to geometry. Euclid
Road Geometry Royal Royal Road
Leave no stone unturned. Euripides
Unturned Leave Stone
Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account. Euripides
Best Good Angry Events Will Take He Wisely Course Account Being Happiest Them Turns Who
New faces have more authority than accustomed ones. Euripides
Faces More New New Faces Than Authority Accustomed
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