No one chooses what does not rest with himself, but only what he thinks can be attained by his own act.
AristotleA democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.
AristotleThe beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.
Aristotle