"...happiness is an activity and a complete..." - Quote by Aristotle

“For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.”

“Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what revolutions they please. [Thus,] there is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army, and those of a court awed by the fear of an armed people.”

“Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.”

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”

“No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.”

“Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one's family and affairs.”

“The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.”

“Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.”

“None deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.”