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

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

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness – Aristotle

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence – Aristotle

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity – Aristotle

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes – Aristotle