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Aristotle Quotes - Page 34

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Money was established for exchange, but interest causes it to be reproduced by itself. Therefore this way of earning money is greatly in conflict with the natural law.

Money was established for exchange, but interest causes it to be reproduced by itself. Therefore this way of earning money is greatly in conflict with the natural law.

Law, Way, Earning

Therefore, even the lover of myth is a philosopher; for myth is composed of wonder.

Philosopher, Lovers, Wonder

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement.

Life, Inspire, Excellence

Aristotle, (2014). “Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation”, p.1860, Princeton University Press

Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Exempt are only those which dig into the hearts of men by love.

Life, Time, Memories

"'Lettre d'Aristote à Alexandre sur la politique envers les cités' ('The Letter of Aristotle to Alexander on the Policy toward the Cities')". Arabic text translated and edited by Józef Bielawski and Marian Plezia, p. 72, 1970.

This world is inescapably linked to the motions of the worlds above. All power in this world is ruled by these options.

Astrology, World, This World

Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems, both by rulers and ruled. The virtue of a person being ruled is not practical wisdom but correct opinion; he is rather like a person who makes the pipes, while the ruler is the one who can play them.

Play, Political, Special

Happiness comes from theperfect practice of virtue.

Practice, Virtue

Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding.

Government, Discipline, Office

Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues.

Spring, Civilization, Issues

Rising before daylight is also to be commended; it is a healthy habit, and gives more time for the management of the household as well as for liberal studies.

Health, Giving, Rising

Economics I

The angry man wishes the object of his anger to suffer in return; hatred wishes its object not to exist.

Men, Angry Man, Hatred

It is true, indeed, that the account Plato gives in 'Timaeus' is different from what he says in his so-called 'unwritten teachings.'

Plato, Teaching, Giving

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.

Life, Friendship, True Friend

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are of the nature rather of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.

Nature, Great Poetry, Poetry Is

"Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation".

There also appears to be another element in the soul, which, though irrational, yet in a manner participates in rational principle.

Soul, Principles, Elements

Aristotle (1996). “The Nicomachean Ethics”, p.23, Wordsworth Editions

He then alone will strictly be called brave who is fearless of a noble death, and of all such chances as come upon us with sudden death in their train.

Brave, Fearless, Noble

Aristotle (1869). “The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle”, p.82

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

Men, Melancholy, Great Men

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

Also, that which is desirable in itself is more desirable than what is desirable per accidens.

Beauty, Beautiful, Desirable

"Topics".

Those who have been eminent in philosophy, politics, poetry, and the arts have all had tendencies toward melancholia.

Art, Philosophy, Tendencies

Happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue

Soul, Virtue, Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle (1869). “The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle”, p.30

It is the activity of the intellect that constitutes complete human happiness - provided it be granted a complete span of life, for nothing that belongs to happiness can be incomplete.

Happiness, Granted, Intellect

Aristotle, Harris Rackham (1962). “The Nicomachean ethics”

Wicked me obey from fear; good men,from love.

Love, Inspirational, Heartbreak

Happiness does not lie in amusement; it would be strange if one were to take trouble and suffer hardship all one's life in order to amuse oneself.

Happiness, Lying, Order

The most perfect political community must be amongst those who are in the middle rank, and those states are best instituted wherein these are a larger and more respectable part, if possible, than both the other; or, if that cannot be, at least than either of them separate.

Class, Perfect, Community

Aristotle (1919). “A treatise on government: translated from the Greek of Aristotle”

Every realm of nature is marvelous.

Realms, Marvelous

Aristotle (2015). “The Aristotle Collection [50 Books]”, p.1872, Catholic Way Publishing

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