Aristotle 30 Top Insightful Audio Quotes, Sayings Meaning, Soul, Happiness

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

“ It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.” – Aristotle

“ In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” – Aristotle

“ The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.” – Aristotle

“ Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.” – Aristotle

“ Man differs from other animals particularly in this, that he is imitative, and acquires his rudiments of knowledge in this way; besides, the delight in imitation is universal.” – Aristotle

“ Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.” – Aristotle

“ Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.” – Aristotle

“ Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.” – Aristotle

“ No man of high and generous spirit is ever willing to indulge in flattery; the good may feel affection for others, but will not flatter them.” – Aristotle

“ Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.” – Aristotle

“ Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” – Aristotle

“ The gods too are fond of a joke.” – Aristotle

“ The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.” – Aristotle

“ The least deviation from truth will be multiplied later.” – Aristotle

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

“ The soul never thinks without a picture.” – Aristotle

“ They should rule who are able to rule best.” – Aristotle

“ Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.” – Aristotle

“ Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what revolutions they please. Thus, there is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army, and those of a court awed by the fear of an armed people.” – Aristotle

“ Time crumbles things everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.” – Aristotle

“ To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.” – Aristotle

“ To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.” – Aristotle

“ To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.” – Aristotle

“ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act by a habit.” – Aristotle

“ What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.” – Aristotle

“ Whatsoever that be within us that feels, thinks, desires, and animates, is something celestial, divine, and, consequently, imperishable.” – Aristotle

“ With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.” – Aristotle

“ Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and they are growing.” – Aristotle