Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular – Aristotle

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit – 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

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst – Aristotle

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god – Aristotle

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness – Aristotle