Men Quotes by Aristotle

Wicked me obey from fear; good men,from love.

— Aristotle

All men seek one goal: success or happiness.

— Aristotle

Evils draw men together.

— Aristotle

Man by nature wants to know.

— Aristotle

Evil brings men together.

— Aristotle

Man by Nature desires to know.

— Aristotle

Men are good in but one way, but bad in many.

— Aristotle

A man is the origin of his action.

— Aristotle

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

— Aristotle

Sophocles said he drew men as they ought to be, and Euripides as they were.

— Aristotle

Think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do.

— Aristotle

The fool tells me his reason; the wise man persuades me with my own.

— Aristotle

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

— Aristotle

The man who confers a favour would rather not be repaid in the same coin.

— Aristotle

He who is by nature not his own but another's man is by nature a slave.

— Aristotle

No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.

— Aristotle

Even the best of men in authority are liable to be corrupted by passion. We may conclude then that the law is…

— Aristotle

It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.

— Aristotle

A man who examines each subject from a philosophical standpoint cannot neglect them: he has to omit nothing, and state the truth…

— Aristotle

The wise man knows of all things, as far as possible, although he has no knowledge of each of them in detail

— Aristotle

Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts…

— Aristotle

The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse.

— Aristotle

Men come together in cities in order to live: they remain together in order to live the good life

— Aristotle

The misanthrope, as an essentially solitary man, is not a man at all: he must be a beast or a god.

— Aristotle

What is the highest of all goods achievable by action? ...both the general run of man and people of superior refinement say…

— Aristotle

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes…

— Aristotle

The happy man . . . will be always or at least most often employed in doing and contemplating the things that…

— Aristotle

There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is…

— Aristotle

The good man is he for whom, because he is virtuous, the things that are absolutely good are good; it is also…

— Aristotle

If they do not share equally enjoyments and toils, those who labor much and get little will necessarily complain of those who…

— Aristotle

Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions;…

— Aristotle

Rhetoric is the counterpart of logic; since both are conversant with subjects of such a nature as it is the business of…

— Aristotle

The saying of Protagoras is like the views we have mentioned; he said that man is the measure of all things, meaning…

— Aristotle

If a man of good natural disposition acquires Intelligence [as a whole], then he excels in conduct, and the disposition which previously…

— Aristotle

But a man's best friend is the one who not only wishes him well but wishes it for his own sake (even…

— Aristotle

Of cases where a man is truthful both in speech and conduct when no considerations of honesty come in, from an habitual…

— Aristotle

All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem…

— Aristotle

A young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science; for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur…

— Aristotle

If we state the function of man to be a certain kind of life, and this to be an activity or actions…

— Aristotle

Those who merely possess the goods of fortune may be haughty and insolent; . . . they try to imitate the great-souled…

— Aristotle