Aristotle Quotes

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

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

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

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.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

Aristotle Quotes part 2

The law is reason, free from passion.

Man is by nature a political animal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

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

The secret to humor is surprise.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Change in all things is sweet.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.

The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

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

A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, and desire.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.

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.

A friend to all is a friend to none.