Quotes by Aristotle

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He who hath many friends hath none.

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Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

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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.

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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

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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.

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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.

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Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

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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.

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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.

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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

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It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

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The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

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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.

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Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

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Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

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Love quotes by Aristotle, UberQuotes

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.

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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.

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Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there cannot be someone to count there cannot be anything that can be counted, so that evidently there cannot be number; for number is either what h...

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We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

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Author Bio

  • NameAristotle
  • DescriptionClassical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
  • AliasesAristoteles
  • Born384 BCE
  • Died322 BCE
  • CountryClassical Athens
  • ProfessionMetaphysician; Biologist; Cosmologist; Logician; Zoologist; Literary Critic; Mathematician; Ethicist; Epistemologist; Political Philosopher; Polymath; Philosopher Of Language