Aristotle Quotes
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Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order to be content and complete.
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The line between lawful and unlawful abortion will be marked by the fact of having sensation and being alive.
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Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.
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Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.
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Music has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power to do this, it is clear that the young must be directed to music and must be educated in it.
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Selfishness doesn't consist in a love to yourself, but in a big degree of such love.
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The law is reason, free from passion.
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A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything.
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When the looms spin by themselves, we'll have no need for slaves.
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The precepts of the law may be comprehended under these three points: to live honestly, to hurt no man willfully, and to render every man his due carefully.
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Peace is more difficult than war.
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Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
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Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody.
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We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition.
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It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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It is not sufficient to know what one ought to say, but one must also know how to say it.
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The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.
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The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul.
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With respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible.
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The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.
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We should venture on the study of every kind of animal without distaste; for each and all will reveal to us something natural and something beautiful.
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It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.
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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.