The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance – Aristotle

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

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms – Aristotle

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

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet – Aristotle

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead – Aristotle