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The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. (Aristotle)
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. View quote
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He who hath many friends hath none. View quote
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Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. View quote
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Nature creates nothing without a purpose. View quote
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Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. View quote
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It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences. View quote
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It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. View quote
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Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. View quote
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It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. View quote
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. (Aristotle)
It is easy to fly into a passion... anybody can do that, but to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time and in the right way that is not easy. View quote
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. View quote
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Piety required us to honour truth above our friends. View quote
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Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. View quote
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Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. View quote
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Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. View quote
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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. View quote
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The secret to humor is surprise. View quote
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Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions. View quote
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Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend. (Aristotle)
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. View quote
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Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. View quote
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Law is order, and good law is good order. View quote
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All men by nature desire to know. View quote
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Aristotle

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Occupation: Greek Philosopher
Born: 384 BC
Died: 322 BC
Quotes count: 463
Wikipedia: Aristotle

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