Aristotle quotes - page 18

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. (Aristotle)
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities. View quote
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Good has two meanings it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody. View quote
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To learn is a natural pleasure, not confined to philosophers, but common to all men. View quote
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Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues. View quote
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Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life. View quote
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The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal. View quote
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We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea. View quote
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A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself ... with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions. View quote
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for the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the greater. View quote
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Not to get what you have your heart set on is almost as bad as getting nothing at all. (Aristotle)
In short, the habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference. View quote
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Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune. View quote
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What soon grows old Gratitude. View quote
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Wicked men obey for fear, but the good for love. View quote
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Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources. View quote
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Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil - and if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty. View quote
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A proper wife should be as obedient as a slave.... The female is a female by virtue of a certain lack of qualities a natural defectiveness. View quote
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Shame is an ornament to the young A disgrace to the old. View quote
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The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts. View quote
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He who confers a benefit on anyone loves him better than he is beloved. (Aristotle)
Melancholy men are of all others the most witty. View quote
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The body is most fully developed at from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the mind at about forty-nine. View quote
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It is not the possessions but the desires of mankind which require to be equalized. View quote
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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids. View quote
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