Aristotle
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.
If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Hope is the dream of a waking man.
Hope is a waking dream.
Homer has taught all other poets the are of telling lies skillfully.
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.
Friendship is essentially a partnership.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Education is the best provision for old age.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.