Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers – 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

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

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action – Aristotle

The soul never thinks without a picture – Aristotle

Hope is a waking dream – Aristotle