I have gained this by philosophy that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle Those who act receive the prizes. Aristotle prize For what one has to learn to do, we learn by doing. Aristotle learningteachinginspiring And inasmuch as the great-souled man deserves most, he must be the best of men; for the better a man is the more he deserves, and he that is best deserves most. Therefore the truly great-souled man must be a good man. Indeed greatness in each of the virtues would seem to go with greatness of soul. Aristotle greatnesssoulmen In the perfect state the good man is absolutely the same as the good citizen; whereas in other states the good citizen is only good relatively to his own form of government. Aristotle good-manperfectmen You are what you repeatedly do Aristotle fitness-motivational Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend. Aristotle truth-ismy-friendsplato Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers. Aristotle democracyformgovernment He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger. Aristotle stoutovercomingenemy The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Aristotle teachingteacherlife If then, as we say, good craftsmen look to the mean as they work, and if virtue, like nature, is more accurate and better than any form of art, it will follow that virtue has the quality of hitting the mean. I refer to moral virtue [not intellectual], for this is concerned with emotions and actions, in which one can have excess or deficiency or a due mean. Aristotle intellectualmeanart Well begun is half done. Aristotle philosophicalperseveranceinspirational He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader. Aristotle followersdancingleadership Rising before daylight is also to be commended; it is a healthy habit, and gives more time for the management of the household as well as for liberal studies. Aristotle risinghealthgiving In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. Aristotle true-friendfriendshiplife Music imitates (represents) the passions or states of the soul, such as gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites. Aristotle passionsoulopposites Nature operates in the shortest way possible. Aristotle occams-razorway [this element], the seat of the appetites and of desire in general, does in a sense participate in principle, as being amenable and obedient to it Aristotle principlessouldesire There also appears to be another element in the soul, which, though irrational, yet in a manner participates in rational principle. Aristotle elementsprinciplessoul All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth. Aristotle faitheducationart Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises. Aristotle guarantees-thatmoneydesire
