Aristotle Quotes
On Nature
• "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous," "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished," and "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better".
• "We should venture on the study of every kind of animal without distaste; for each and all will reveal to us something natural and something beautiful".
• Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished".
• "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better".
• "If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way".
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On Human Nature
• "Man is by nature a political animal".
• "All by nature desire to know".
• "Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do the virtues arise in us; rather we are adapted by nature to receive them, and are made perfect by habit".
On Morality
• “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit”.
• “To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing”.
• “He who has overcome his fears will truly be free”.
• “I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self”.
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On Happiness and Life
• “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence”.
• “True happiness flows from the possession of wisdom and virtue and not from the possession of external goods”.
• “It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken
• "The energy of the mind is the essence of life".
On Love
• “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies”.
• “To love someone is to identify with them”
• “The final cause, then, produces motion through being loved”
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On Knowledge & Education
• “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”.
• “All men by nature desire knowledge”.
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet”.
• “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet”.
• "Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain,".
• "Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach,".
• "All knowledge should be subject to examination and reason,"
• "That education should be regulated by law and should be an affair of state is not to be denied,".
On Leadership
• “He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader”.
• “No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness”.
On Courage and Bravery
• “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor
• “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others”.
• “I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self”.
On Patience
• "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
On Friendship
• “A friend to all is a friend to none”
• “A friend to all is a friend to none”
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