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

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it – Aristotle

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference – Aristotle

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it – Aristotle

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake – Aristotle

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live – Aristotle