Aristotle Quotes

“It concerns us to know the purpose we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely to attain what we want.”

“Where talent and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.”

“Well begun is half done.”

“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.”

“Happiness is a state of activity.”

“The soul never thinks without a picture.”

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

“What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”

“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”

“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”

“What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.”

“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 and is not easy.”

“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

“Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something.”

“Through discipline comes freedom.”

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

“To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution...”

“He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.”

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.”

“First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.”

“Happiness is prosperity combined with virtue.”

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

“We are what we frequently do.”

“The greatest victory is the victory over oneself.”