What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. Aristotle More Quotes by Aristotle More Quotes From Aristotle The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. Aristotle truthmenscience The fool tells me his reason; the wise man persuades me with my own. Aristotle foolwisemen Before you heal the body you must first heal the mind Aristotle bodymindfirsts The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle educationsweetgraduation The intelligence consists not only in the knowledge but also in the skill to apply the knowledge into practice. Aristotle skillspractice Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also to those who need it so much. Aristotle heartlovegiving The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. Aristotle egalitarianismequalityphilosophical Through discipline comes freedom. Aristotle freedomwisdominspiring Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just; by doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled ; and by doing brave acts, we become brave. Aristotle playerselfmen A friend of everyone is a friend of no one Aristotle The greatest crimes are caused by surfeit, not by want. Aristotle crimewantjustice Masculine republics give way to feminine democracies, and feminine democracies give way to tyranny. Aristotle republicdemocracygiving We are the sum of our actions, and therefore our habits make all the difference. Aristotle our-actionsdifferencesaction We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace. Aristotle giving-upwarpeace The high-minded man does not bear grudges, for it is not the mark of a great soul to remember injuries, but to forget them. Aristotle souldoemen It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle leadershipmotivationalinspirational Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot. Aristotle oceanhappinessbeach Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, therein lies your vocation. These two, your talents and the needs of the world, are the great wake up calls to your true vocation in life... to ignore this, is in some sense, is to lose your soul. Aristotle soultwolying Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. Aristotle academic-excellencetrainingart The quality of life is determined by its activities. Aristotle determinedqualitylife
