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Aristotle Quotes

Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had Picture Quote #1

For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility Picture Quote #1

Even when the laws have been written down, they ought not always remain unchanged Picture Quote #1

Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods Picture Quote #1

It’s best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken Picture Quote #1

But also philosophy is not about perceptible substances they, you see, are prone to destruction Picture Quote #1

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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance Picture Quote #1

The heart is the perfection of the whole organism. Therefore the principles of the power of perception and the soul's ability to nourish itself must lie in the heart Picture Quote #1

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace Picture Quote #1

It is better to rise from life as from a banquet - neither thirsty nor drunken Picture Quote #1

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet ring without the iron or gold Picture Quote #1

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy Picture Quote #1

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But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless there is soul, but only that of which time is an attribute, i. e. If change can exist without soul Picture Quote #1

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit Picture Quote #1

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds Picture Quote #1

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 things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy Picture Quote #1

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 great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live Picture Quote #1

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire Picture Quote #1

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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst Picture Quote #1

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others Picture Quote #1

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal Picture Quote #1

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government Picture Quote #1

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim Picture Quote #1

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it Picture Quote #1

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For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all Picture Quote #1

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 man blessed and happy Picture Quote #1

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature Picture Quote #1

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars Picture Quote #1

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost Picture Quote #1

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme Picture Quote #1

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Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had (Aristotle Quotes) For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility (Aristotle Quotes) Even when the laws have been written down, they ought not always remain unchanged (Aristotle Quotes) Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods (Aristotle Quotes) It’s best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken (Aristotle Quotes) But also philosophy is not about perceptible substances they, you see, are prone to destruction (Aristotle Quotes) The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance (Aristotle Quotes) The heart is the perfection of the whole organism. Therefore the principles of the power of perception and the soul's ability to nourish itself must lie in the heart (Aristotle Quotes) We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace (Aristotle Quotes) It is better to rise from life as from a banquet - neither thirsty nor drunken (Aristotle Quotes) A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet ring without the iron or gold (Aristotle Quotes) Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy (Aristotle Quotes) But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless there is soul, but only that of which time is an attribute, i. e. If change can exist without soul (Aristotle Quotes) Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit (Aristotle Quotes) In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds (Aristotle Quotes) 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 things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy (Aristotle Quotes) 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 great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live (Aristotle Quotes) All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire (Aristotle Quotes) At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst (Aristotle Quotes) Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others (Aristotle Quotes) Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal (Aristotle Quotes) Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government (Aristotle Quotes) Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim (Aristotle Quotes) Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it (Aristotle Quotes) For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all (Aristotle Quotes) 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 man blessed and happy (Aristotle Quotes) He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature (Aristotle Quotes) Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars (Aristotle Quotes) If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost (Aristotle Quotes) In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme (Aristotle Quotes)

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