“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.”
— Aristotle
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For one swallow does not make a
“For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.”
— Aristotle
Author: Aristotle
Category: time
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What it lies in our power to
“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”
— Aristotle
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The ideal man bears the accidents of
“The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.”
— Aristotle
Author: Aristotle
Category: life
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Excellence is an art won by training
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”
— Aristotle
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In all things of nature there is
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”
— Aristotle
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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
Author: Aristotle
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Men create gods after their own image,
“Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.”
— Aristotle
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Whether if soul did not exist time
“Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there cannot be someone to count there cannot be anything that can be counted, so that evidently there cannot be number; for number is either what has been, or what can be, counted.”
— Aristotle
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The wise man does not expose himself
“The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.”
— Aristotle
Author: Aristotle
Category: life
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The secret to humor is surprise.
“The secret to humor is surprise.”
— Aristotle
Author: Aristotle
Category: humor
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