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

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

Wit is educated insolence – Aristotle

The secret to humor is surprise – Aristotle

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms – Aristotle