“ In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. Aristotle
“ It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition. Aristotle
“ The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. Aristotle
“ He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature. Aristotle
“ The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception o… Aristotle
“ I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. Aristotle
“ A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they… Aristotle
“ All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. Aristotle
“ The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle
