Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy – Aristotle

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it – Aristotle

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching – Aristotle

Happiness depends upon ourselves – Aristotle

Well begun is half done – Aristotle

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit – Aristotle