Aristotle Quotes
The gods too are fond of a joke.Aristotle
I have gained this by philosophy that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.Aristotle
It is easy to fly into a passion - - Anybody can do that - - But to be angry with the right person and at the right time and with the right object and in the right way - - That is not easy, and it is not everyone who can do it.Aristotle
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow - Ripening fruit.Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.Aristotle
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.Aristotle
Wit is educated insolence.Aristotle
Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - That is not easy.Aristotle
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.Aristotle
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.Aristotle
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.Aristotle
There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.Aristotle
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.Aristotle
What is a friend A single soul dwelling in two bodies.Aristotle
A friend is a second self.Aristotle
Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.Aristotle
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do.Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.Aristotle
Law is mind without reason.Aristotle
It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.Aristotle
Change in all things is sweet.Aristotle
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.Aristotle
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.Aristotle
The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.Aristotle
He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.Aristotle
It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.Aristotle
Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.Aristotle
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.Aristotle
In the arena of human life the honours and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities.Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age.Aristotle
