Aristotle Quotes
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Definition of tragedy: A hero destroyed by the excess of his virtues.
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Man, as an originator of action, is a union of desire and intellect.
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A bad man can do a million times more harm than a beast.
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Human beings are curious by nature.
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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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Friendship also seems to be the bond that hold communities together.
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Man first begins to philosophize when the necessities of life are supplied.
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Happiness involves engagement in activities that promote one's highest potentials.
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Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.
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Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
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The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.
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It is our actions and the soul's active exercise of its functions that we posit as being Happiness.
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All learning is derived from things previously known.
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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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You can never learn anything that you did not already know.
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Wicked me obey from fear; good men,from love.
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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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All human happiness and misery take the form of action.
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Those who act receive the prizes.
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The honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.
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What is common to many is least taken care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than what they possess in common with others.
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Everyone honors the wise.
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The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
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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.