Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
-- Aristotle
-- Aristotle
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- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Aristotle (384... - Dignity does not consist in possessing honors,
but in deserving them. --... - True dignity is never gained by place,
and never won when honors are withdrawn. --... - The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now
an excellent life requires exertion,
and does not consist in amusement. If Eudaimonia, or... - Life does not consist of thinking,
it consists in acting... - The people most preoccupied with titles and status
are usually the least deserving of them... - Nature does nothing
uselessly. --... - It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and
not deserve them.
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our human loneliness is cause enough. But is a hard... - Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
You have enemies?
Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime... - Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes,
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