Aristotle Quotes & Quotations

Aristotle Quotes

» The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [Are] that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.

» It is easy to fly into a passion... anybody can do that, but to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time and in the right way… that is not easy.

» The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.

» The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

» Anyone can become angry -- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way -- this is not easy.

» We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

» Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.

» Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once, and so there will be no unity and completeness.

» Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

» Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.

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