Aristotle

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than by reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it entails than because of its inherent baseness.

The mark of a good leader is not how many followers he has, but how many leaders he creates.

The true disciple is not he who has learned to repeat the words of his master, but he who has been inspired to think for himself.

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

The object of war is peace.

The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence.

Without friends, no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

The beginning of all wisdom is wonder.

The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

Leisure is the basis of culture.

The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor.

The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues in existence for the sake of good life.

The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other people.

To perceive is to suffer.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.

The law is reason, free from passion.

The best way to avoid war is to be prepared for it.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.