Aristotle Quotes
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The basis of a democratic state is liberty.
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The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse.
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To be ignorant of motion is to be ignorant of nature.
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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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Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.
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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
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The intention makes the crime.
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Before you heal the body you must first heal the mind.
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...happiness is an activity and a complete utilization of virtue, not conditionally but absolutely.
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Every realm of nature is marvelous.
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When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.
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The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
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Purpose ... is held to be most closely connected with virtue, and to be a better token of our character than are even our acts.
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...virtue is not merely a state in conformity with the right principle, but one that implies the right principle; and the right principle in moral conduct is prudence.
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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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To love someone is to identify with them.
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The energy or active exercise of the mind constitutes life.
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The habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference.
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Today you can start forming habits for overcoming all obstacles in life... even nicotine cravings.
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A vivid image compels the whole body to follow.
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These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life.
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To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.
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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
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We assume therefore that moral virtue is the quality of acting in the best way in relation to pleasures and pains, and that vice is the opposite.