Aristotle Quotes
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Every man should be responsible to others, nor should any one be allowed to do just as he pleases; for where absolute freedom is allowed, there is nothing to restrain the evil which is inherent in every man.
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The soul of man may be divided into two parts; that which has reason in itself, and that which hath not, but is capable of obeying its dictates.
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The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.
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Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.
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Nature does nothing uselessly.
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The hand is the tool of tools.
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Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.
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By 'life,' we mean a thing that can nourish itself and grow and decay.
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Virtue is the golden mean between two vices, the one of excess and the other of deficiency.
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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.
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Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do the virtues arise in us; rather we are adapted by nature to receive them, and are made perfect by habit.
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It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
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Happiness, then, is co-extensive with contemplation, and the more people contemplate, the happier they are; not incidentally, but in virtue of their contemplation, because it is in itself precious. Thus happiness is a form of contemplation.
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Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Exempt are only those which dig into the hearts of men by love.
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So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior, the other inferior; the one governs, the other is governed; and the same rule must necessarily hold good with respect to all mankind.
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If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.
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A friend is a second self, so that our consciousness of a friend's existence...makes us more fully conscious of our own existence.
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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.
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We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace.
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To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.
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Being a father is the most rewarding thing a man whose career has plateaued can do.
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Between husband and wife friendship seems to exist by nature, for man is naturally disposed to pairing.
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In the works of Nature, purpose, not accident, is the main thing.