Aristotle Quotes
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It is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happy or the reverse.
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Rightness in our choice of an end is secured by Moral Virtue.
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True happiness flows from the possession of wisdom and virtue and not from the possession of external goods.
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Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding.
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All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth.
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There is more both of beauty and of raison d'etre in the works of nature- than in those of art.
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If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out.
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The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.
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A man is the origin of his action.
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The probable is what usually happens.
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Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may in the evening of his days meet with great misfortunes.
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Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.
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It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely to attain what we want.
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The man who confers a favour would rather not be repaid in the same coin.
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Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.
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We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.
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Character is revealed through action.
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Intuition is the source of scientific knowledge.
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In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.
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A thing chosen always as an end and never as a means we call absolutely final. Now happiness above all else appears to be absolutely final in this sense, since we always choose it for its own sake and never as a means to something else.
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Fortune favours the bold.
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Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues.
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Friendship is a thing most necessary to life, since without friends no one would choose to live, though possessed of all other advantages.
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The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.