It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

No one chooses what does not rest with himself, but only what he thinks can be attained by his own act.

But then in what way are things called good? They do not seem to be like the things that only chance to have the same name. Are goods one then by being derived from one good or by all contributing to one good, or are they rather one by analogy? Certainly as sight is in the body, so is reason in the soul, and so on in other cases.

Goodness is to do good to the deserving and love the good and hate the wicked, and not to be eager to inflict punishment or take vengeance, but to be gracious and kindly and forgiving.

The state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a greater degree than any other, and at the highest good.

It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.

Two characteristic marks have above all others been recognized as distinguishing that which has soul in it from that which has not - movement and sensation.