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Aristotle
Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Died: 322 BC
Best Good Life Man Men Mind
Related authors: Democritus Diogenes Epictetus Epicurus Heraclitus Plato Plutarch Socrates
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock. Aristotle
Jealous Dog Animals Others Easily Some Fond Shame Goose Gentle Tamed Cunning Friendly Susceptible Fierce Elephant Peacock Ornament Watchful Fox
The soul never thinks without a picture. Aristotle
Soul Picture Never Without Thinks
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle
Fear Evil Pain Arising Anticipation
Well begun is half done. Aristotle
Brainy Half Well Begun Done
The secret to humor is surprise. Aristotle
Humor Secret Surprise
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. Aristotle
Class Political Control Community Other Classes Both Perfect Most Middle Middle Class Which
Nature does nothing in vain. Aristotle
Nature Nothing Vain Does
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Aristotle
Religion Other Apprehensive Side Consider Tyrant Ruler Easily Must Uncommon He Put Devotion Him His Hand Subjects Pious Gods Move Against Less Illegal Appearance Whom Believing Treatment
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. Aristotle
People Tyrant Both Arms Mistrust Them Deprive Therefore
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided. Aristotle
Good Character Impossible Men Whatever Believe Think Others Good Men Exact More Divided Absolutely Generally True Spoken Make Him Readily Opinions Question Than Personal Achieved Where Us Persuasion Speaker Certainty Fully Credible Speech
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy. Aristotle
Jealousy Good Good Things Envy Men Other Neighbour Both Through Allow Himself Makes Does His Get While Them Reasonable Base Things Belongs
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. Aristotle
Other Virtues Those Most Greatest Which Persons Useful
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. Aristotle
Life Art Living Gave Honored Those More Only Well Educate Than Children Them Produce Who
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. Aristotle
Hope Youth Deceived Easily Because Quick
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. Aristotle
Death Trouble Cowardice Braves Suicide Run Some Object He Noble True Does Escape Form While Ill Away
We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle
War Peace Live Make May
Friendship is essentially a partnership. Aristotle
Friendship Partnership Essentially
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
Language Three First Must Proper Various Various Parts Points Study Parts Arrangement Making Means Producing Persuasion Second Third Speech
Education is the best provision for old age. Aristotle
Education Best Age Old Old Age Provision
It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. Aristotle
Thankful Grateful Thought Be Grateful Before Those Superficial Something More Only Developing Also Powers May Just Us Should Views Who Agree Expressed Whose
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle
Insolence Wit Educated
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities. Aristotle
Possibilities Impossibilities Improbable Probable Preferred
No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness. Aristotle
Soul Madness Excellent Exempt Mixture
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. Aristotle
Beautiful Great Suffering Mind Calamities Bears Through Cheerfulness Becomes Greatness Anyone
The law is reason, free from passion. Aristotle
Law Passion Free Reason
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle
Result Become Moral Temperate About Excellence Habit Doing Brave Just Acts
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