“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”

“Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.”

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

“Every skill and every inquiry, and similarly every action and rational choice, is thought to aim at some good; and so the good had been aptly described as that at which everything aims.”

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

“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.”

“It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.”