Aristotle

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing...

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

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.