Welcome to our collection of inspiring and thought-provoking Aristotle quotes. Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, was one of the most influential thinkers in history. His ideas have had a profound impact on various fields, including philosophy, science, ethics, and politics. Throughout his life, Aristotle shared his wisdom and insights on a wide range of topics, and his words continue to resonate with people from all walks of life.
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The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. Aristotle
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. Aristotle
Our judgments when we are pleased and friendly are not the same as when we are pained and hostile. Aristotle
There is no great genius without some touch of madness. Aristotle
A friend to all is a friend to none. Aristotle
Man is by nature a political animal. Aristotle
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. Aristotle
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. Aristotle
The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. Aristotle
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. Aristotle
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. 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
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. Aristotle
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock. Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle
The end of labor is to gain leisure. Aristotle
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. 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
Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. 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
Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed. Aristotle
In constructing the plot and working it out with the proper diction, the poet should place the scene, as far as possible, before his eyes. In this way, seeing everything with the utmost vividness, as if he were a spectator of the action, he will discover what is in keeping with it, and be most unlikely to overlook inconsistencies. Aristotle
Law is mind without reason. Aristotle
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities. Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. Aristotle
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. 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
The poet, being an imitator like a painter or any other artist, must of necessity imitate one of three objects – things as they were or are, things as they are said or thought to be, or things as they ought to be. The vehicle of expression is language – either current terms or, it may be, rare words or metaphors. Aristotle
There was never a genius without a tincture of madness. Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Aristotle
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Aristotle
Well begun is half done. Aristotle
The true and the approximately true are apprehended by the same faculty; it may also be noted that men have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at the truth. Hence the man who makes a good guess at truth is likely to make a good guess at probabilities. Aristotle
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. Aristotle
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle
Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves. 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
The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. Aristotle
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. Aristotle
No one loves the man whom he fears. Aristotle
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle
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. Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. Aristotle
He who hath many friends hath none. Aristotle
The soul never thinks without a picture. Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness. Aristotle
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. Aristotle
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. Aristotle
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. Aristotle
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Aristotle
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. Aristotle
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art. Aristotle
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. Aristotle
The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. Aristotle
In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech. Aristotle
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. Aristotle
The gods too are fond of a joke. Aristotle
The secret to humor is surprise. Aristotle
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Aristotle
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. Aristotle
He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. Aristotle
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. Aristotle
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle
For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy. Aristotle
We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him. Aristotle
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. Aristotle
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided. Aristotle
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy. Aristotle
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. Aristotle
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. Aristotle
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. Aristotle
Change in all things is sweet. Aristotle
Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference. Aristotle
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. 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
All men by nature desire knowledge. Aristotle
Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. Aristotle
Bad men are full of repentance. Aristotle
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. Aristotle
Friendship is essentially a partnership. Aristotle
We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one. Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle
Hope is a waking dream. Aristotle
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. Aristotle
The law is reason, free from passion. Aristotle
