All men by nature desire knowledge – Aristotle

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms – Aristotle

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope – Aristotle

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

Wit is educated insolence – Aristotle

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching – Aristotle

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion – Aristotle

Change in all things is sweet – Aristotle

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

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind – Aristotle