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

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

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness – Aristotle

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach – Aristotle

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

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side – Aristotle