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

Attributed to Aristotle in "Religion and the Pursuit of Truth" by Lowell Lindsay Bennion, p. 52, 1959.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

Well begun is half done.

Aristotle (2012). “Politics”, p.195, Courier Corporation

Happiness is a state of activity.

Aristotle (1998). “The Politics”, p.428, OUP Oxford

Hope is a waking dream.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.

Attributed to Aristotle in "Optimize Your Life!" by Bernhoff A. Dahl, p. 111, 2005.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

Aristotle (1953). “Ethics: The Nicomachean Ethics”

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

In Diogenes Laertius 'Lives of Eminent Philosophers' bk. 5, sect. 20

All men by nature desire knowledge.

"Metaphysics". Book by Aristotle. Book I, 980a.21,