aristotle

great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. Aristotle A true friend is one soul in two bodies. Aristotle A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Aristotle All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. Aristotle All men by nature desire to know. Aristotle All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Aristotle All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. Aristotle 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. Aristotle At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. Aristotle Bad men are full of repentance. Aristotle Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. Aristotle Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. Aristotle Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. Aristotle Change in all things is sweet. Aristotle Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal. Aristotle Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. Aristotle Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government. Aristotle Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Aristotle Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. Aristotle Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Aristotle Education is the best provision for old age. Aristotle Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve. Aristotle Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle Friendship is essentially a partnership. Aristotle Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy. Aristotle Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god. Aristotle Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Aristotle Hope is a waking dream. Aristotle Hope is the dream of a waking man. Aristotle I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. Aristotle I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. Aristotle If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost. Aristotle If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. Aristotle In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. Aristotle In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. Aristotle In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. Aristotle It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. Aristotle It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Aristotle It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. Aristotle It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. Aristotle It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Aristotle Man is by nature a political animal. Aristotle Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. Aristotle Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. Aristotle