Excellence is not an art. It is the habit of practice. Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals. Aristotle perseveranceinspirationallife They - Young People have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things - and that means having exalted notions. They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones: Their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning - all their mistakes are in the direction of doing things excessively and vehemently. They overdo everything - they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything else. Aristotle hatemistakelove The society that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces men who know nothing but the present, and who are not aware that life had been, and could be, different from what it is. Aristotle politicalmenpast Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle philosophicaldemocracyhistorical Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Aristotle politicsparentinspiration The tyrant, who in order to hold his power, suppresses every superiority, does away with good men, forbids education and light, controls every movement of the citizens and, keeping them under a perpetual servitude, wants them to grow accustomed to baseness and cowardice, has his spies everywhere to listen to what is said in the meetings, and spreads dissension and calumny among the citizens and impoverishes them, is obliged to make war in order to keep his subjects occupied and impose on them permanent need of a chief. Aristotle lightmenwar What you have to learn to do, you learn by doing. Aristotle Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do. Aristotle simplewisemen We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition. Aristotle eventsexcellenceself He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. Aristotle insperationalleadershipinspirational Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time. Aristotle simplegivingmean No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness. Aristotle selfmotivationalinspirational One may go wrong in many different ways, but right only in one, which is why it is easy to fail and difficult to succeed. Aristotle differentmayway Find the good. Seek the Unity. Ignore the divisions among us. Aristotle unitydivision Friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to them, and it is this mirroring that helps them improve themselves as persons. Aristotle mirrorsmotivationalway The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances. Aristotle humorwisemen The proof that you know something is that you are able to teach it Aristotle proofteachable The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity of the dissimilar. Aristotle talentgeniusperception The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse. Aristotle ignorantdifferencesmen There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions--that is, to name them and describe them, to know their causes and the way in which they are excited. Aristotle charactermenmean
