Man when perfected is the best of animals but when separated from law and justice he is the worst o

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice he is the worst of all.

Author: Aristotle

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Between friends there is no need of justice.

The actuality of thought is life.

Wishing to be friends is quick work but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries.

No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.