Aristotle Quotes (page 2)

384–322 BC, Greek Philosopher · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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“Most people would rather give than get affection.”
Affection
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“The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.”
Tragedies
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“There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.”
Genius
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“No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.”
Insanity
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“Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.”
Temperament
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“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”
Love
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“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”
Education
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“Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.”
Equality
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“Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.”
Praise
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“The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.”
Youth
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“Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.”
Confidence
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“No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.”
Madness
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“Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.”
Virtue
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“Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.”
Education
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“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.”
Pleasure
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“Homer has taught all other poets the are of telling lies skillfully.”
Poetry and Poets
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“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.”
Character
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“The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.”
Justice
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“The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.”
Virtue
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“It's best to rise from life like a banquet, neither thirsty or drunken.”
Moderation
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“Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.”
Beauty
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“Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.”
Possibilities
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“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.”
Education
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