All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire – Aristotle

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference – Aristotle

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness – Aristotle

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet – Aristotle

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

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