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While most of those who hold that the whole heaven is finite say that the earth lies at the center, the philosophers of Italy, the so-called Pythagoreans, assert the contrary. They say that in the middle there is fire, and that the earth is one of the stars, and by its circular motion round the center produces night and day.

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All men are alike when asleep.

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It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

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The quality of life is determined by its activities.

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It is clear that there is some difference between ends: some ends are energeia [energy], while others are products which are additional to the energeia.

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No one loves the man whom he fears.

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Wicked me obey from fear; good men,from love.

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If 'bounded by a surface' is the definition of body there cannot be an infinite body either intelligible or sensible.

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The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23

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He who confers a benefit on anyone loves him better than he is beloved.

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Friendship is essentially a partnership.

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Wickedness is nourished by lust.

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At the intersection where your gifts, talents, and abilities meet a human need; therein you will discover your purpose

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A government which is composed of the middle class more nearly approximates to democracy than to oligarchy, and is the safest of the imperfect forms of government.

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Music imitates (represents) the passions or states of the soul, such as gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites.

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1 is not prime, by definition. 2 is an unnatural prime, 4 is an unnatural prime, and 6 is an unnatural prime. All other natural primes cannot be unnatural primes.

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Try is a noisy way of doing nothing.

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Melancholy men of all others are most witty, which causeth many times a divine ravishment, and a kinde of Enthusiasmus, which stirreth them up to bee excellent Philosophers, Poets, Prophets, etc.

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[the virtues] cannot exist without Prudence. A proof of this is that everyone, even at the present day, in defining Virtue, after saying what disposition it is [i.e. moral virtue] and specifying the things with which it is concerned, adds that it is a disposition determined by the right principle; and the right principle is the principle determined by Prudence.

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A tragedy is that moment where the hero comes face to face with his true identity.

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