Nature, as we say, does nothing without some purpose; and for thepurpose of making mana political animal she has endowed him alone… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
For the real difference between humans and other animals is that humans alone have perception of good and evil, just and unjust,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Plants, again, inasmuch as they are without locomotion, present no great variety in their heterogeneous pacts. For, when the functions are but… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
We should venture on the study of every kind of animal without distaste; for each and all will reveal to us something… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Some animals utter a loud cry. Some are silent, and others have a voice, which in some cases may be expressed by… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts — Aristotle Copy Share Image
We must not feel a childish disgust at the investigations of the meaner animals. For there is something marvelous in all natural… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Man is a political animal. A man who lives alone is either a Beast or a God” — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The soul of animals is characterized by two faculties, (a) the faculty of discrimination which is the work of thought and sense,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Anyone who has no need of anybody but himself is either a beast or a God. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The knowledge of the soul admittedly contributes greatly to the advance of truth in general, and, above all, to our understanding of Nature, for… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind is at its best about the age of forty-nine. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The ensouled is distinguished from the unsouled by its being alive. Now since being alive is spoken of in many ways, even if only… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Although it may be difficult in theory to know what is just and equal, the practical difficulty of inducing those to forbear who can,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The true forms of government, therefore, are those in which the one, or the few, or the many, govern with a view to the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Give a man a poisoned fish, you feed him for the rest of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The man who confers a favour would rather not be repaid in the same coin. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
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