Aristotle Quotes
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Man first begins to philosophize when the necessities of life are supplied.
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The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement.
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It is of itself that the divine thought thinks, and its thinking is a thinking on thinking.
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Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
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The avarice of mankind is insatiable.
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The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
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Authority is no source for Truth.
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Friends enhance our ability to think and act.
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Those who act receive the prizes.
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The self-indulgent man craves for all pleasant things... and is led by his appetite to choose these at the cost of everything else.
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Friendship also seems to be the bond that hold communities together.
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The proof that you know something is that you are able to teach it.
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Wonder implies the desire to learn.
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The gods too are fond of a joke.
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Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.
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A bad man can do a million times more harm than a beast.
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All human happiness and misery take the form of action.
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To Unlearn is as hard as to Learn.
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Wicked me obey from fear; good men,from love.
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The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.
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For imagining lies within our power whenever we wish . . . but in forming opinons we are not free . . .
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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.
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Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.
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No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.