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Others Quotes by Aristotle
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
- What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.
- The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it…
- At first he who invented any art that went beyond the common perceptions of man was naturally admired by men, not only because there was…
- But a man's best friend is the one who not only wishes him well but wishes it for his own sake (even though nobody will…
- Plants, again, inasmuch as they are without locomotion, present no great variety in their heterogeneous pacts. For, when the functions are but few, few also…
- Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from…
- Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems,…
- What is common to many is least taken care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than what they possess…
- Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses…
- The saying of Protagoras is like the views we have mentioned; he said that man is the measure of all things, meaning simply that that…
- Some men are just as sure of the truth of their opinions as are others of what they know.
- 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…
- Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty.
- Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others.
- All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself.
- It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.
- It is clear that there is some difference between ends: some ends are energeia [energy], while others are products which are additional to the energeia.
- Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours…
- Some animals utter a loud cry. Some are silent, and others have a voice, which in some cases may be expressed by a word; in…
- Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as…
- Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him.
- The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some eyes are projecting,…
- Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some can attain, while others have little or none of it
More Others Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some… — Arthur Ashe
- We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and… — Saint Augustine
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets… — Marcus Aurelius
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. — Jane Austen