Neither should men study war with a view to the enslavement of those who do not deserve to be enslaved; but first… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
At first he who invented any art that went beyond the common perceptions of man was naturally admired by men, not only… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
But the virtues we get by first exercising them, as also happens in the case of the arts as well. For the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The soul has two parts, one rational and the other irrational. Let us now similarly divide the rational part, and let it… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
For we do not think that we know a thing until we are acquainted with its primary conditions or first principles, and… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The so-called Pythagoreans, who were the first to take up mathematics, not only advanced this subject, but saturated with it, they fancied… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
We must speak first about the division of land and about those who cultivate it: who should they be and what kind… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. The first kind depends on the personal character… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
In the first place, then, men should guard against the beginning of change, and in the second place they should not rely… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Women who are with child should be careful of themselves; they should take exercise and have a nourishing diet. The first of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Man first begins to philosophize when the necessities of life are supplied. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
You'll understand what life is if you think about the act of dying. When I die, how will I be different from… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
For it is owing to their wonder that men both now begin and at first began to philosophize... They were pursuing science… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
As for the story, whether the poet takes it ready made or constructs it for himself, he should first sketch its general… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Happiness is a thing honored and perfect. This seems to be borne out by the fact that it is a first principle… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Equality is of two kinds, numerical and proportional; by the first I mean sameness of equality in number or size; by the… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The first essential responsibility of the state is control of the market-place: there must be some official charged with the duty of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
These, then, are the four kinds of royalty. First the monarchy of the heroic ages; this was exercised over voluntary subjects, but… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Nature herself, as has been often said, requires that we should be able, not only to work well, but to use leisure… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
In a race, the quickest runner can never overtake the slowest, since the pursuer must first reach the point whence the pursued… — 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
