No great genius is without an admixture of madness. Aristotle
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them. Aristotle
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle
Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power – that is not easy. Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is the victory over self. Aristotle
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. Aristotle
The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful. Aristotle
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. Aristotle
We cannot learn without pain. Aristotle
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. Aristotle
Philosophy is the science which considers truth. Aristotle
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle
The man who gets angry at the right things and with the right people, and in the right way and at the right time and for the right length of time, is commended. Aristotle
The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions. Aristotle
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of the circumstances. Aristotle
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. Aristotle
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. Aristotle
The gods, too, are fond of a joke. Aristotle
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. Aristotle
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. Aristotle
In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech. Aristotle
The law is reason free from passion. Aristotle
Man is a political animal. Aristotle
We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle
No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other. Aristotle
Bad men are full of repentance. Aristotle
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle