Hope is a waking dream – Aristotle

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit – Aristotle

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence – Aristotle

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy – Aristotle

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness – Aristotle

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion – Aristotle