Evil Quotes by Aristotle

Evils draw men together.

— Aristotle

Evil brings men together.

— Aristotle

For good is simple, evil manifold.

— Aristotle

Evil draws men together.

— Aristotle

Aristotle said: "Evil brings men together."

— Aristotle

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.

— Aristotle

Youth should stay away from all evil, especially things that produce wickedness and ill-will.

— Aristotle

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

— Aristotle

We must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils.

— Aristotle

...perhaps there is some element of good even in the simple act of living, so long as the evils of existence do…

— Aristotle

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty.

— Aristotle

It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.

— Aristotle

For the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be…

— Aristotle

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because…

— Aristotle

The government of freemen is nobler and implies more virtue than despotic government. Neither is a city to be deemed happy or…

— Aristotle

And it is characteristic of man that he alone has any sense of good and evil, of just and unjust, and the…

— Aristotle

For the real difference between humans and other animals is that humans alone have perception of good and evil, just and unjust,…

— Aristotle

When we look at the matter from another point of view, great caution would seem to be required. For the habit of…

— Aristotle

To die, and thus avoid poverty or love, or anything painful, is not the part of a brave man, but rather of…

— Aristotle

The majority of mankind would seem to be beguiled into error by pleasure, which, not being really a good, yet seems to…

— Aristotle

Every man should be responsible to others, nor should any one be allowed to do just as he pleases; for where absolute…

— Aristotle

Error is multiform (for evil is a form of the unlimited, as in the old Pythagorean imagery, and good of the limited),…

— Aristotle

Not every action or emotion however admits of the observance of a due mean. Indeed the very names of some directly imply…

— Aristotle

In bad or corrupted natures the body will often appear to rule over the soul, because they are in an evil and…

— Aristotle

Every man should be responsible to others, nor should anyone be allowed to do just as he pleases; for where absolute freedom…

— Aristotle

Again, it is possible to fail in many ways (for evil belongs to the class of the unlimited and good to that…

— Aristotle

Take the case of just actions; just punishments and chastisements do indeed spring from a good principle, but they are good only…

— Aristotle