Greek philosopher and scientist
A friend to all is a friend to none. – Aristotle
To perceive is to suffer. – Aristotle
Happiness depends upon ourselves. – Aristotle
Nature does nothing uselessly. – Aristotle
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. – Aristotle
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. – Aristotle
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. – Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. – Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. – Aristotle
No one loves the man whom he fears. – Aristotle
The Gods too are fond of a joke. – Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. – Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. – Aristotle
Dignity does not come in possessing honors, but in deserving them. – Aristotle
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. – Aristotle
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. – Aristotle
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. – Aristotle
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. – Aristotle
Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues. – Aristotle
It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. – Aristotle
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. – Aristotle
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. – Aristotle
Whatever lies within our power to do lies also within our power not to do. – Aristotle
Democracy arose from men’s thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. – Aristotle
Hope is a waking dream. – Aristotle
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. – Aristotle
One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it. – Aristotle
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old. – Aristotle
Law is order, and good law is good order. – Aristotle
Law is mind without reason. – Aristotle
The law is reason, free from passion. – Aristotle
Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons. – Aristotle
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. – Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. – Aristotle
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. – Aristotle
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 when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man’s power nor an easy matter. – Aristotle
I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. – Aristotle
They – Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things – and that means having exalted notions. They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning – all their mistakes are in the direction of doing things excessively and vehemently. They overdo everything – they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. – Aristotle
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. – Aristotle
The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. – Aristotle
A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies. – Aristotle
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
A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employment – Aristotle
No one will dare maintain that it is better to do injustice than to bear it. – Aristotle
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. – Aristotle
We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. – Aristotle
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 the government to the utmost. – Aristotle
Adventure is worthwhile. – Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. – Aristotle
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. – Aristotle
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