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

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

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

Well begun is half done – Aristotle

The secret to humor is surprise – Aristotle