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

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more – Aristotle

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

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil – Aristotle

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech – Aristotle

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit – Aristotle