Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle Beauty is the gift of God Aristotle gift-from-godbeautyinspirational Happiness is the reward of virtue. Aristotle rewardsvirtue No state will be well administered unless the middle class holds sway. Aristotle middlestatesclass A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the profit of all, a tyrant only to please a few. Aristotle tyrantslistskings Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. Aristotle ornamentsphilosophicalage There is only one condition in which we can imagine managers not needing subordinates, and masters not needing slaves. This condition would be that each (inanimate) instrument could do its own work. Aristotle slaveimaginewould-be Truth is a remarkable thing. We cannot miss knowing some of it. But we cannot know it entirely. Aristotle truth-isknowingmissing The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. Aristotle true-friendrelationshipfriendship If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out. Aristotle turnsshouldwish Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible. Aristotle virtuefirsts Worms are the intestines of the earth. Aristotle intestineswormsearth If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become insolent. Aristotle givenworkmen Marriage is like retiring as a bachelor and getting a sexual pension. You don't have to work for the sex any more, but you only get 65% as much. Aristotle bachelorsfunny-marriagesex Perception starts with the eye. Aristotle perceptioneye You can never learn anything that you did not already know Aristotle knowshappiness To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter. Aristotle moneyeducationinspirational It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition. Aristotle usespecialmen Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves. Aristotle opinionmenorder One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration. Aristotle facescharacterway The saying of Protagoras is like the views we have mentioned; he said that man is the measure of all things, meaning simply that that which seems to each man assuredly is. If this is so, it follows that the same thing both is and is not, and is bad and good, and that the contents of all other opposite statements are true, because often a particular thing appears beautiful to some and ugly to others, and that which appears to each man is the measure Aristotle viewsbeautifulmen
