Aristotle Quotes, Extremes Quotes

The best things are placed between extremes.

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So it is clear that the search for what is just is a search for the mean; for the law is the mean.

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True happiness flows from the possession of wisdom and virtue and not from the possession of external goods.

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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

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The Life of the intellect is the best and pleasantest for man, because the intellect more than anything else is the man. Thus it will be the happiest life as well.

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Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources.

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We ought to be able to persuade on opposite sides of a question; as also we ought in the case of arguing by syllogism: not that we should practice both, for it is not right to persuade to what is bad; but in order that the bearing of the case may not escape us, and that when another makes an unfair use of these reasonings, we may be able to solve them.

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All men seek one goal: success or happiness.

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That body is heavier than another which, in an equal bulk, moves downward quicker.

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The student of politics therefore as well as the psychologist must study the nature of the soul.

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Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.

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Neglect of an effective birth control policy is a never-failing source of poverty which, in turn, is the parent of revolution and crime.

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Art is a higher type of knowledge than experience.

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Most people would rather give than get affection.

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Happiness itself is sufficient excuse. Beautiful things are right and true; so beautiful actions are those pleasing to the gods. Wise men have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it. The answer to the last appeal of what is right lies within a man's own breast. Trust thyself.

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Choice not chance determines your destiny [my family motto...credited to Aristotle]

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He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

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Think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do.

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A state is an association of similar persons whose aim is the best life possible. What is best is happiness, and to be happy is an active exercise of virtue and a complete employment of it.

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Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves.

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