aristotle

The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.