Aristotle Quotes

But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

Aristotle

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• If somebody wants to go to church because they like the ritual of it and want to sit in silence for a while one time a week, then that's great. If someone wants to go because they believe that God them and Jesus rose after three days, then that's great, too.

  

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• That's all I've ever dreamed of, Mr. Bones. To make the world a better place. To bring some beauty to the drab humdrum corners of the soul. You can do it with a toaster, you can do it with a poem, you can do it by reaching out your hand to a stranger. It doesn't matter what form it takes. To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.

  

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• But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

  

  Aristotle
  • Soul
  • Man
  • Happiness