Aristotle Quotes

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• At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
• Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
• The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
• The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
• There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
• The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
• Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
• The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
• In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is…
• Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good…
• No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.
• Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.
• Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
• He who hath many friends hath none.
• Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.
• What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
• Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
• The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
• The law is reason, free from passion.
• Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

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