Philosophical Quotes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
- Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- The secret to humor is surprise. — Aristotle
- Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
- Bad men are full of repentance. — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. — Aristotle
- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do… — Aristotle
- Friendship is essentially a partnership. — Aristotle
- Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle