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Aristotle quotes about good

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Aristotle quote: "Wicked me obey from fear; good men, from love."
Wicked me obey from fear; good men, from love. Aristotle
What is the Good for man? It must be the ultimate end or object of human life: something that is in itself completely satisfying. Happiness fits this description…we always choose it for itself, and never for any other reason. Aristotle
He is happy who lives in accordance with complete virtue and is sufficiently equipped with external goods, not for some chance period but throughout a complete life. Aristotle
These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life. Aristotle
Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "The cultivation of the intellect is man's highest good and..."
The cultivation of the intellect is man's highest good and purest happiness Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all..."
Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all..."
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. Aristotle
Since the branch of philosophy on which we are at present engaged differs from the others in not being a subject of merely intellectual interest? I mean we are not concerned to know what goodness essentially is, but how we are to become good men, for this alone gives the study its practical value? we must apply our minds to the solution of the problems of conduct. Aristotle
Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim. Aristotle
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
Aristotle quote: "he who had never learned to obey cannot be a good commander"
he who had never learned to obey cannot be a good commander Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of..."
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. Aristotle
[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off. Aristotle
Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good. Aristotle

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