101 quotes by Aristotle

“Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.” — Aristotle

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“The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.” — Aristotle

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“Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.” — Aristotle

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“If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.” — Aristotle

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“Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.” — Aristotle

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“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.” — Aristotle

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“Man is by nature a political animal.” — Aristotle

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

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“But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless there is soul, but only that of which time is an attribute, i.e. if change can exist without soul.” — Aristotle

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“Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.” — Aristotle

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“Bad men are full of repentance.” — Aristotle

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“Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.” — Aristotle

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

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“Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.” — Aristotle

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“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” — Aristotle

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“Hope is the dream of a waking man.” — Aristotle

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“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.” — Aristotle

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“There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.” — Aristotle

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“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” — Aristotle

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“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” — Aristotle

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” — Aristotle

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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” — Aristotle

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“Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.” — Aristotle

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“Friendship is essentially a partnership.” — Aristotle

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“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.” — Aristotle

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