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

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms – Aristotle

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst – Aristotle

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own – 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

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind – Aristotle