Aristotle Quotes (121+)

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Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970

All men by nature desire knowledge.

One swallow does not make a summer.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

Nature does nothing in vain.

It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

We are what we repeatedly do. Therefore, excellence is not an act, but a habit.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

The roots of justice are in the pursuit of one's own self-interest.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger.

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

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Aristotle (384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition.