All Aristotle Quotes
- A courageous person is one who faces fearful things as he ought and as reason directs for the sake of what is noble. Courageous
- The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen… All
- Choice not chance determines your destiny [my family motto...credited to Aristotle] Aristotle
- The guest will judge better of a feast than the cook Better
- He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader. Dancing
- If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development Beginning
- It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. Desire
- Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation. Business
- Therefore, even the lover of myth is a philosopher; for myth is composed of wonder. Composed
- With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note. All
- Evil brings men together. Brings
- Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances. Circumstances
- It is absurd to hold that a man should be ashamed of an inability to defend himself with his limbs, but not ashamed of an… Absurd
- The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either. Always Anxious
- The more you know, the more you know you don't know. Funny
- It is likely that unlikely things should happen Happen
- Quid quid movetur ab alio movetur"(nothing moves without having been moved). Been
- Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others. All
- Even that some people try deceived me many times ... I will not fail to believe that somewhere, someone deserves my trust. Believe
- The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23 All
- Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules. Formulated
- [I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good… Believe
- Distance does not break off the friendship absolutely, but only the activity of it. Absolutely
- Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice. Acts
- It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they… Daily