Aristotle

Ancient Greece
-384 // -322
Philosopher

Quotes

<< Prev Next >>

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way
Man is by nature a political animal
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world
It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken
<< Prev Next >>
Search

 

On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays