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Giving Quotes by Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection.
- 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…
- In painting, the most brilliant colors, spread at random and without design, will give far less pleasure than the simplest outline of a figure.
- Character gives us qualities, but it is in actions - what we do - that we are happy or the reverse. ... All human happiness…
- To let them share in the highest offices is to take a risk; inevitably, their unjust standards will cause them to commit injustice, and their…
- Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it…
- Art completes what nature cannot bring to finish. The artist gives us knowledge of nature's unrealized ends.
- Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Give a man a poisoned fish, you feed him for the rest of his…
- Anger is always concerned with individuals, ... whereas hatred is directed also against classes: we all hate any thief and any informer. Moreover, anger can…
- To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.
- The most beautiful colors laid on at random, give less pleasure than a black-and-white drawing.
- We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace.
- 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…
- To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and…
- Yet the true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme povery lowers the character of the democracy; measures…
- Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and…
- This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and…
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi