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Aristotle quotes about nature

Greek Philosopher

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Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god. Aristotle
Therefore the activity of God, which surpasses all others in blessedness, must be contemplative; and of human activities, therefore, that which is most akin to this must be most of the nature of happiness Aristotle
For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all. Aristotle
Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars. Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy."
Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "All human actions have one or more of these seven causes:..."
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "All men by nature desire knowledge."
All men by nature desire knowledge. Aristotle
Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order to be content and complete. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "Man is by nature a political animal."
Man is by nature a political animal. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most..."
It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "All men by nature desire to know."
All men by nature desire to know. Aristotle
The investigation of the truth is in one way hard, in another easy. An indication of this is found in the fact that no one is able to attain the truth adequately, while, on the other hand, no one fails entirely, but everyone says something true about the nature of all things, and while individually they contribute little or nothing to the truth, by the union of all a considerable amount is amassed. Aristotle
The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle

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