Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies – Aristotle

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

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival – Aristotle

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain – Aristotle

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

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit – Aristotle