The law is reason, free from passion – Aristotle

The secret to humor is surprise – Aristotle

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

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world – 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

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