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Aristotle quotes

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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: "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
Aristotle quote: "Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they..."
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. Aristotle
Those who are not angry at the things they should be angry at are thought to be fools, and so are those who are not angry in the right way, at the right time, or with the right persons. 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
All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth. Aristotle
the greater the number of owners, the less the respect for common property. People are much more careful of their personal possessions than of those owned communally; they exercise care over common property only in so far as they are personally affected. 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
Aristotle quote: "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who..."
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victor is over self. 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
That becomes clear if you try to define the objects and things which supervene in each class. Odd and even, straight and curved, number, line, and shape can be defined without change but flesh, bone, and man cannot. They are like sbub nose, not like curved. Aristotle

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