Aristotle Quotes
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Whereas the law is passionless, passion must ever sway the heart of man.
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It is not easy for a person to do any great harm when his tenure of office is short, whereas long possession begets tyranny.
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It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.
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Those that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents.
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All proofs rest on premises.
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As to adultery, let it be held disgraceful, in general, for any man or woman to be found in any way unfaithful when they are married, and called husband and wife. If during the time of bearing children anything of the sort occur, let the guilty person be punished with a loss of privileges in proportion to the offense.
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Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.
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Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.
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Happiness comes from theperfect practice of virtue.
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The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.
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Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed.
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Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from either of those excesses.
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Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them. A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
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Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
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So the good has been well explained as that at which all things aim.
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People never know each other until they have eaten a certain amount of salt together.
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Here and elsewhere we shall not obtain the best insight into things until we actually see them growing from the beginning.
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Let us first understand the facts and then we may seek the cause.
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We laugh at that which we cannot bear to face.
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Everybody loves a thing more if it has cost him trouble: for instance those who have made money love money more than those who have inherited it.
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A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end.
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Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to Health.
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Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
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Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.