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

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

"The gods too are fond of a joke."

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies."

"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves."

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