Words of wisdom Quotes by Aristotle

11 Words of wisdom quotes by Aristotle

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Aristotle’s voice still echoes through the ages, and these eleven nuggets capture his keen eye for what matters. You’ll find his classic balance of reason and virtue, offering a concise guide for anyone seeking clear‑cut insight.

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... a science must deal with a subject and its properties.

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But also philosophy is not about perceptible substances they, you see, are prone to destruction.

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... There must then be a principle of such a kind that its substance is activity.

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He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

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... the science we are after is not about mathematicals either none of them, you see, is separable.

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Demonstration is also something necessary, because a demonstration cannot go otherwise than it does, ... And the cause of this lies with…

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The life of theoretical philosophy is the best and happiest a man can lead. Few men are capable of it and then…

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Suppose, then, that all men were sick or deranged, save one or two of them who were healthy and of right mind.…

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...The entire preoccupation of the physicist is with things that contain within themselves a principle of movement and rest.

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Metaphysics involves intuitive knowledge of unprovable starting-points concepts and truth and demonstrative knowledge of what follows from them.

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It is clear, then, that wisdom is knowledge having to do with certain principles and causes. But now, since it is this…

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All men by nature desire to know.

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All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established.

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

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The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

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Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.

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Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.

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To learn is a natural pleasure, not confined to philosophers, but common to all men.

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Every virtue is a mean between two extremes, each of which is a vice.

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