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Philosophical Quotes by Aristotle
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
- Hope is a waking dream.
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
- Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
- The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
- The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
- No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.
- He who hath many friends hath none.
- Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
- Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
- The law is reason, free from passion.
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
- The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
- Change in all things is sweet.
More Philosophical Quotes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
- The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle