To write well, express yourself like the common people, but... - Aristotle

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."

"The gods too are fond of a joke."

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

"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."

"Happiness is a state of activity."