All Aristotle Quotes
- Business or toil is merely utilitarian. It is necessary but does not enrich or ennoble a human life. Business
- Everything that depends on the action of nature is by nature as good as it can be, and similarly everything that depends on art or… Action
- Happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace. Busy
- The hand is the tool of tools. Hand
- The most beautiful colors laid on at random, give less pleasure than a black-and-white drawing. Beautiful
- The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul. Affection
- All proofs rest on premises. All
- Friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to… Accessible
- Where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power to not act. Act
- To perceive is to suffer. Adversity
- We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous. Courageous
- Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. All
- Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot. Appropriate
- With respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible. Always Preferable
- The blood of a goat will shatter a diamond. Blood
- The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. Antidote
- Some men are just as sure of the truth of their opinions as are others of what they know. Inspirational
- A friend is a second self. Friend
- He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. Athlete
- All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth. All
- Happiness is a state of activity. Activity
- These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way… Action
- Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves… Another Like
- It is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happy or the… Action
- Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain. Cannot Learn