Aristotle quotes - page 6

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit. (Aristotle)
For well-being and health, again, the homestead should be airy in summer, and sunny in winter. A homestead possessing these qualities would be longer than it is deep; and its main front would face the south. View quote
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Learning is not child's play we cannot learn without pain. View quote
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There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing and be nothing. View quote
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And happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace. View quote
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It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason, when the use of reason is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs. View quote
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But the greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances. View quote
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Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Except are only those which dig into the hearts of men by love. View quote
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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. View quote
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... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship. View quote
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No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. (Aristotle)
They Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things -- and that means having exalted notions. They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning -- all their mistakes are in the direction of doing things excessively and vehemently. They overdo everything -- they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. View quote
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The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. View quote
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He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader. View quote
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Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. View quote
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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. View quote
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Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. View quote
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He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. View quote
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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. View quote
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He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. View quote
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Through discipline comes freedom. (Aristotle)
Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god. View quote
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Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers. View quote
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Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. View quote
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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. View quote
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