Even if we could suppose the citizen body to be virtuous, without each of them being so, yet the latter would be better, for in the virtue of each the virtue of all is involved. Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle And this lies in the nature of things: What people are potentially is revealed in actuality by what they produce. Aristotle produce lying people It must not be supposed that happiness will demand many or great possessions; for self-sufficiency does not depend on excessive abundance, nor does moral conduct, and it is possible to perform noble deeds even without being ruler of land and sea: one can do virtuous acts with quite moderate resources. This may be clearly observed in experience: private citizens do not seem to be less but more given to doing virtuous actions than princes and potentates. It is sufficient then if moderate resources are forthcoming; for a life of virtuous activity will be essentially a happy life. Aristotle self happiness happy-life It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle philosophical witty inspirational The principle aim of gymnastics is the education of all youth and not simply that minority of people highly favored by nature. Aristotle gymnastics principles people Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. Aristotle tyrants philosophical people Between husband and wife friendship seems to exist by nature, for man is naturally disposed to pairing. Aristotle marriage husband men It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize. Aristotle feelings men firsts The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. Aristotle philosophical perfect class The true nature of anything is what it becomes at its highest. Aristotle true-nature highest Happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life long merely to amuse ourselves.... The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement. Aristotle effort long happy-life And, speaking generally, passion seems not to be amenable to reason, but only to force. Aristotle passion reason education If happiness, then, is activity expressing virtue, it is reasonable for it to express the supreme virtue, which will be the virtueof the best thing. Aristotle best-things virtue happiness Purpose ... is held to be most closely connected with virtue, and to be a better token of our character than are even our acts. Aristotle virtue purpose character A friend to all is a friend to none. Aristotle fake-friends wisdom friendship Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good. Aristotle desire believe people Opinion involves belief (for without belief in what we opine we cannot have an opinion), and in the brutes though we often find imagination we never find belief. Aristotle soul imagination belief No democracy can exist unless each of its citizens is as capable of outrage at injustice to another as he is of outrage at unjustice to himself. Aristotle injustice democracy citizens But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul. Aristotle what-is-happiness soul men It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace. Aristotle nature war peace The greatest threat to the state is not faction but distraction Aristotle distraction factions states
