Of governments there are said to be only two forms - democracy and oligarchy. For aristocracy is considered to be a kind of oligarchy, as being the rule of a few, and the so-called constitutional government to be really a democracy.
AristotleSince the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.
AristotleThe man with a host of friends who slaps on the back everybody he meets is regarded as the friend of nobody.
Aristotle