All Aristotle Quotes
- Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy. Great
- Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life. Actual
- Philosophy can make people sick. Inspirational
- Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Crime
- We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace. Give
- There is an ideal of excellence for any particular craft or occupation; similarly there must be an excellent that we can achieve as human beings.… Achieve
- He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and… Ability
- The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order symmetry and limitations; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful. Beautiful
- Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many… Accident
- Since the branch of philosophy on which we are at present engaged differs from the others in not being a subject of merely intellectual interest… Alone
- Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which… Bear
- It's the fastest who gets paid, and it's the fastest who gets laid. Fastest
- It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences. Addressing
- Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. All
- The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. Care
- For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice… Administration
- Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Abundance
- And of course, the brain is not responsible for any of the sensations at all. The correct view is that the seat and source of… All
- We become brave by doing brave acts. Acts
- ...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer… All
- If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out. Inspirational
- It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace. Important
- The least deviation from truth will be multiplied later. Deviation
- The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. All
- It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. Character