The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances – Aristotle

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor – Aristotle

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular – Aristotle

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness – Aristotle

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought – Aristotle

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms – Aristotle