“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”
— Aristotle
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Category: life
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Those who excel in virtue have the
“Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.”
— Aristotle
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Category: men
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Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to
“Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.”
— Aristotle
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Hope is a waking dream.
“Hope is a waking dream.”
— Aristotle
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Democracy arises out of the notion that
“Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.”
— Aristotle
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Category: respect
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Hence poetry is something more philosophic and
“Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.”
— Aristotle
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Category: nature
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There is no great genius without a
“There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.”
— Aristotle
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life,
“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
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Bad men are full of repentance.
“Bad men are full of repentance.”
— Aristotle
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Courage is the first of human qualities
“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”
— Aristotle
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Different men seek after happiness in different
“Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.”
— Aristotle
Author: Aristotle
Category: government
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