All Aristotle Quotes
- Happiness, then, is co-extensive with contemplation, and the more people contemplate, the happier they are; not incidentally, but in virtue of their contemplation, because it… Co
- Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed. Action
- ... the good for man is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, or if there are more kinds of virtue than one,… Accordance
- So virtue is a purposive disposition, lying in a mean that is relative to us and determined by a rational principle, and by that which… Deficiency
- It [Justice] is complete virtue in the fullest sense, because it is the active exercise of complete virtue; and it is complete because its possessor… Active
- ...virtue is not merely a state in conformity with the right principle, but one that implies the right principle; and the right principle in moral… Conduct
- Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to… Considered
- But a man's best friend is the one who not only wishes him well but wishes it for his own sake (even though nobody will… All
- It makes no difference whether a good man has defrauded a bad man, or a bad man defrauded a good man, or whether a good… Adultery
- Character gives us qualities, but it is in actions - what we do - that we are happy or the reverse. ... All human happiness… Action
- Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when the… Accident
- Men in general desire the good and not merely what their fathers had. Desire
- Being a father is the most rewarding thing a man whose career has plateaued can do. Career
- Of the tyrant, spies and informers are the principal instruments. War is his favorite occupation, for the sake of engrossing the attention of the people,… Anti War
- Beauty is the gift of God Beauty
- Those that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents. Beneath
- A good style must, first of all, be clear. It must not be mean or above the dignity of the subject. It must be appropriate. All
- The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius,… Alone
- In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same. Easy
- "I was not alone when I was in Goofy hell" Alone