Aristotle Quotes

384–322 BC, Greek Philosopher
quotes
116
topics
12
Origin
What do these mean?
Topic
“Happiness is activity.”
Happiness
“Hope is a waking dream.”
Hope
“Well begun is half done.”
Action
“Either a beast or a god.”
Humankind
“Wit is educated insolence.”
Wit
“Happiness is a sort of action.”
Happiness
“Nature does nothing uselessly.”
Nature
“Bad men are full of repentance.”
Repentance
“Cruel is the strife of brothers.”
Family
“The secret to humor is surprise.”
Humor
“Memory is the scribe of the soul.”
Memory
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Aristotle. · evidenceHappiness
“All men by nature desire to know.”
VerifiedMetaphysics Book I, 980a.21: Opening paragraph of Metaphysics · evidenceNature
“Hope is the dream of a waking man.”
Hope
“Man is by nature a political animal.”
Humankind
“The end of labor is to gain leisure.”
Leisure
“The law is reason, free from passion.”
Law and Lawyers
“The soul never thinks without a picture.”
Soul
“All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.”
Virtue
“Education is the best provision for old age.”
Education
“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”
Life and Living
“Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.”
Love
“Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.”
Truth
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
Excellence
“Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.”
Wit
“Most people would rather give than get affection.”
Affection