Author Topic: ~ Aristotle Quotes ~  (Read 7790 times)

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« Reply #75 on: December 11, 2013, 09:55:24 AM »
Character is that which reveals moral purpose exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.

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« Reply #76 on: December 11, 2013, 09:55:53 AM »
Life is full of chances and changes and the most prosperous of men may ... meet with great misfortunes.

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« Reply #77 on: December 11, 2013, 09:56:26 AM »
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.

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« Reply #78 on: December 11, 2013, 09:56:59 AM »
Men create gods after their own image not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

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« Reply #79 on: December 11, 2013, 09:57:28 AM »
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

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« Reply #80 on: December 11, 2013, 09:58:01 AM »
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance nature compulsions habit reason passion desire.

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« Reply #81 on: December 11, 2013, 09:58:32 AM »
To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

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« Reply #82 on: December 11, 2013, 09:59:03 AM »
We become just by performing just actions temperate by performing temperate actions brave by performing brave actions.

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« Reply #83 on: December 11, 2013, 09:59:33 AM »
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.

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« Reply #84 on: December 11, 2013, 10:02:39 AM »
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; the hardest victory is the victory over self.

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« Reply #85 on: December 11, 2013, 10:03:05 AM »
Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means and so make for themselves different modes of life.

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« Reply #86 on: December 11, 2013, 10:03:37 AM »
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts temperate by doing temperate acts brave by doing brave acts.

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« Reply #87 on: December 11, 2013, 10:04:53 AM »
If liberty and equality as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

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« Reply #88 on: December 11, 2013, 10:05:25 AM »
Humor is the only test of gravity and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.

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« Reply #89 on: December 11, 2013, 10:48:03 AM »
Humour is the only test of gravity and gravity of humour for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.