Aristotle Quotes - Page 13

• The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse.

  Aristotle

  Men, Differences, Ignorant

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• A young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science; for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur in life, but its discussions start from these and are about these; and, further, since he tends to follow his passions, his study will be vain and unprofitable, because the end that is aimed at is not knowledge but action. And it makes no difference whether he is young in years or youthful in character.

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  Passion, Learning, Character

  Aristotle, (2014). “Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation”, p.1730, Princeton University Press

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• It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.

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  Nature, Truth, Mind

  "Time to rise to the challenge of social impact measurement" by Jeremy Nicholls, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2013.

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• Fine friendship requires duration rather than fitful intensity.

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  Duration, Intensity, Fine

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• Our feelings towards our friends reflect our feelings towards ourselves.

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  Feelings

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• Nature, as we say, does nothing without some purpose; and for thepurpose of making mana political animal she has endowed him alone among the animals with the power of reasoned speech.

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  Animal, Political, Doe

  c.330 BC Politics, bk.1, ch.2,1253b (translated by T A Sinclair).

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

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  Best Friend, Friendship, Real Friends

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• It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

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  Art, Lying, Taught

  Aristotle (2015). “Poetics”, p.50, Xist Publishing

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• A promise made must be a promise kept.

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  Promise, Made

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• Nothing is what rocks dream about

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  Dream, Rocks

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• I say that habit's but a long practice, friend, and this becomes men's nature in the end.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Men, Practice

  Aristotle (2013). “The Essential Aristotle”, p.597, Simon and Schuster

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• Men are good in but one way, but bad in many.

  Aristotle

  Men, Way, Nicomachean Ethics

  Aristotle, (2014). “Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation”, p.1748, Princeton University Press

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• A city is composed of different kinds of men; similar people cannot bring a city into existence.

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  Men, Cities, People

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• Men come together in cities in order to live: they remain together in order to live the good life

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  Good Life, Men, Order

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• For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.

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  Love, Friendship, Truth

  Aristotle, Terence Irwin (1996). “Aristotle: Introductory Readings”, p.201, Hackett Publishing

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• Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

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  Atheist, Men, Religion

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• It is no easy task to be good.

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  Philosophy, Educational, Tasks

  Aristotle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)”, p.2602, Delphi Classics

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• Try is a noisy way of doing nothing.

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  Trying, Doing Nothing, Way

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• The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

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  Truth, Honesty, Ethics

  Aristotle (2015). “On The Heavens”, p.10, Aristotle

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• Our characters are the result of our conduct.

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  Character, Personality, Results

  Aristotle (1996). “The Nicomachean Ethics”, p.63, Wordsworth Editions

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• Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

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  Happiness, Beach, Ocean

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• Goodness is to do good to the deserving and love the good and hate the wicked, and not to be eager to inflict punishment or take vengeance, but to be gracious and kindly and forgiving.

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  Forgiveness, Hate, Punishment

  Aristotle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)”, p.2947, Delphi Classics

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• Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

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  Inspirational, Friendship, Best Friend

  In Diogenes Laertius 'Lives of Eminent Philosophers' bk. 5, sect. 20

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• Money is a guarantee that we can have what we want in the future

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  Guarantees That, Guarantees, Want

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• The investigation of the truth is in one way hard, in another easy. An indication of this is found in the fact that no one is able to attain the truth adequately, while, on the other hand, no one fails entirely, but everyone says something true about the nature of all things, and while individually they contribute little or nothing to the truth, by the union of all a considerable amount is amassed.

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  Hands, Unions, Littles

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