The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.- Aristotle
The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.
The soul never thinks without a picture.
The secret to humor is surprise.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.
The law is reason, free from passion.
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
The gods too are fond of a joke.
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
