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

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

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

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal – Aristotle

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own – Aristotle

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

The energy of the mind is the essence of life – 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

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness – Aristotle