Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 14
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 11
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 7
He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 5
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 Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 5
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 Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 4
Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy. Aristotle Ancient Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 2
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. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 2
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 Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 2
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
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 Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain. Aristotle Ancient Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Aristotle Ancient Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1