To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill – Aristotle

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit – Aristotle

The energy of the mind is the essence of life – Aristotle

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes – Aristotle

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

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