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Doe Quotes by Aristotle
- 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…
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
- For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a…
- Nature does nothing in vain.
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in…
- To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for…
- The law does not expressly permit suicide, and what it does not permit it forbids.
- The sun, moving as it does, sets up processes of change and becoming and decay, and by its agency the finest and sweetest water is…
- Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man.
- Salt water when it turns into vapour becomes sweet, and the vapour does not form salt water when it condenses again. This I know by…
- Nature does nothing without a purpose. In children may be observed the traces and seeds of what will one day be settled psychological habits, though…
- Humility is a flower which does not grow in everyone's garden.
- Anaximenes and Anaxagoras and Democritus say that its [the earth's] flatness is responsible for it staying still: for it does not cut the air beneath…
- It is clear that the earth does not move, and that it does not lie elsewhere than at the center.
- The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement.
- Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
- Demonstration is also something necessary, because a demonstration cannot go otherwise than it does, ... And the cause of this lies with the primary premises/principles.
- Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order…
- Anger is always concerned with individuals, ... whereas hatred is directed also against classes: we all hate any thief and any informer. Moreover, anger can…
- Our account does not rob the mathematicians of their science... In point of fact they do not need the infinite and do not use it.
More Doe Quotes
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does… — Aristotle
- Nature does nothing in vain. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does… — Aristotle
- True information does good. — Julian Assange