Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms – Aristotle

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more – Aristotle

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst – Aristotle

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit – Aristotle

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time. Aristotle We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time – Aristotle

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