Aristotle in his own words

“If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out.” 

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” 

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” 

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” 

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” 

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” 

“A friend to all is a friend to none.” 

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” 

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” 

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.” 

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

“He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.” 

“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.” 

“Nature does nothing uselessly.” 

“Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.” 

“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.” 

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” 

“Through discipline comes freedom.” 

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

“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.” 

“Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.” 

“Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient.”