“Sulky men cling to anger; wrathful men retaliate swiftly but relent.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 5 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“Gentleness moderates anger, feeling it rightly: at the right things, toward the right people, and in due measure.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 5 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“The high-minded man speaks and acts openly, despising dissimulation as slavish.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 3 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“He who confers benefits is superior; the high-minded man shames to receive, not to give.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 3 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“The high-minded man is slow to trifling action, quick to great deeds, and sparing of his life.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 3 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“High-mindedness is the crown of the virtues, for it enhances them and cannot exist without goodness.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 3 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“High-mindedness concerns great honors; the high-minded man claims and deserves much.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 3 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“The mean man spoils magnificence by petty frugality, lamenting even necessary costs.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 2 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“Vulgarity exceeds in ostentation, spending improperly to flaunt wealth, not honor the noble.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 2 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“The magnificent man spends with artistic judgment, aiming at beauty and nobility.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 2 (Translated by W.D. Ross)