Pleasure causes us to do base actions and pain causes us to abstain from doing noble actions. Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul. Aristotle affection impression soul The first principle of all action is leisure. Aristotle leisure principles firsts Most men appear to think that the art of despotic government is statesmanship, and what men affirm to be unjust and inexpedient in their own case they are not ashamed of practicing towards others; they demand just rule for themselves, but where other men are concerned they care nothing about it. Such behavior is irrational; unless the one party is, and the other is not, born to serve, in which case men have a right to command, not indeed all their fellows, but only those who are intended to be subjects; just as we ought not to hunt mankind, whether for food or sacrifice . . Aristotle sacrifice men art Imagination is a sort of faint perception. Aristotle perception imagination It is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happy or the reverse. Aristotle action character people The man with a host of friends who slaps on the back everybody he meets is regarded as the friend of nobody. Aristotle popularity host men A city is composed of different kinds of men; similar people cannot bring a city into existence. Aristotle cities men people He who cannot see the truth for himself, nor, hearing it from others, store it away in his mind, that man is utterly worthless. Aristotle hearing mind men Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. Aristotle honesty plato truth Nature does nothing in vain. Aristotle philosophical vain doe Ancient laws remain in force long after the people have the power to change them. Aristotle power law long The light of the day is followed by night, as a shadow follows a body. Aristotle shadow light night No science ever defends its first principles. Aristotle principles firsts Salt water when it turns into vapour becomes sweet, and the vapour does not form salt water when it condenses again. This I know by experiment. The same thing is true in every case of the kind: wine and all fluids that evaporate and condense back into a liquid state become water. They all are water modified by a certain admixture, the nature of which determines their flavour. Aristotle wine sweet science A line is not made up of points. ... In the same way, time is not made up parts considered as indivisible 'nows.' Part of Aristotle's reply to Zeno's paradox concerning continuity. Aristotle lines science way It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible. Aristotle nature truth mind The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few or many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is a democracy. Aristotle differences real men A friend is a second self, so that our consciousness of a friend's existence...makes us more fully conscious of our own existence. Aristotle consciousness conscious self Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves. Aristotle perfection friendship men Money originated with royalty and slavery, it has nothing to do with democracy or the struggle of the empoverished enslaved majority. Aristotle majority democracy struggle
