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Here are some quotes from the Greek philosopher Aristotle:

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Change in all things is sweet.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

The secret to humor is surprise.