Men become builders by building and lyreplayers by playing the lyre; so too we become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle Female cats are very Lascivious, and make advances to the male. Aristotle males female cat A promise made must be a promise kept. Aristotle made promise At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. Aristotle animal men philosophy Reason is a light that God has kindled in the soul. Aristotle light soul reason There is nothing unequal as the equal treatment of unequals. Aristotle equal-treatment treatment equal First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. Aristotle money wisdom inspirational The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either. Aristotle being-strong justice pay Even that some people try deceived me many times ... I will not fail to believe that somewhere, someone deserves my trust. Aristotle trying believe people The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. Aristotle philosophical pain wise We are what we frequently do. Aristotle personal-growth character The habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference. Aristotle differences teaching education Thus it is thought that justice is equality; and so it is, but not for all persons, only for those that are equal. Inequality also is thought to be just; and so it is, but not for all, only for the unequal. We make bad mistakes if we neglect this for whom when we are deciding what is just. The reason is that we are making judgements about ourselves, and people are generally bad judges where their own interests are involved. Aristotle judging mistake justice It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized. Aristotle winning war peace Character is revealed through action. Aristotle action character Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle philosophical pain fear Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honour than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensure a good life. Aristotle good-life teacher children The man who is content to live alone is either a beast or a god. Aristotle beast he-man men Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul...when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued withthe same passion; and if over a long time he habitually listens to music that rouses ignoble passions, his whole character will be shaped to an ignoble form. Aristotle passion music character It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others. Aristotle spiritual kindness men He who hath many friends hath none. Aristotle love relationship friendship
