Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil – Aristotle

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival – Aristotle

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim – Aristotle

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain – Aristotle

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

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life – Aristotle