One of these may be attributed to Aristotle. Which one?
→ Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
→ Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.
→ Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
→ I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.
→ Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
→ If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.
→ The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.
→ The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.
Can you identify the right quote belonging to Aristotle?
→ The law is reason, free from passion.
→ Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
→ The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
→ Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Try to identify the quote attributed to Aristotle.
→ Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
→ Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
→ As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
→ One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
One of the following quotes belongs to Aristotle. Pick one.
→ If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.
→ What Ever You Are Be A Good One.
→ The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.
→ Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
Guess the right quote, which belongs to Aristotle.
→ The course of true love never did run smooth.
→ Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
→ In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
→ There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
One of the following quotations belongs to Aristotle. Which one?
→ There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.
→ The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.
→ 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.
→ Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Can you guess which one of these belongs to Aristotle?
→ The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
→ It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
→ 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.
→ Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
Looks like Aristotle is the author of one of these.
→ There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.
→ 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.
→ Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
→ A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
→ The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.
→ Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
→ One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.
→ Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Can you identify which quote belongs to Aristotle?
→ There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.
→ It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
→ Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.
→ Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.
→ The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
→ The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness, and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
→ The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.
→ The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
→ 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.
→ Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.
→ Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
→ 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.
Select the quote, which is attributable to Aristotle.
→ It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
→ The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
→ 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.
→ One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.
One of the following quotes belongs to Aristotle. Pick one.
→ 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.
→ The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
→ Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.
→ For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.
Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Aristotle?
→ Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.
→ Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
→ The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.
→ For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.
→ It is more difficult to organize peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not well organized.
→ The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection are that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.
→ There are some jobs in which it is impossible for a man to be virtuous.
→ Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.
→ It is more difficult to organize peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not well organized.
→ The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection are that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.
→ The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.
→ Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.
Can you identify the right quote belonging to Aristotle?
→ A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
→ Anyone can become angry -- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way -- this is not easy.
→ Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
→ 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.
One of the following quotations belongs to Aristotle. Which one?
→ The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
→ 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.
→ There are some jobs in which it is impossible for a man to be virtuous.
→ The high-minded man is fond of conferring benefits, but it shames him to receive them.
Looks like Aristotle is the author of one of these.
→ The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.
→ The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
→ 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.
→ The Good of man is the active exercise of his souls faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue, or if there be several human excellences or virtues, in conformity with the best and most perfect among them.
Can you identify which quote belongs to Aristotle?
→ He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.
→ We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
→ 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.
→ Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
→ He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.
→ The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
→ Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody.
→ The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth while to live.
→ Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.
→ The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
→ 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.
→ If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.
Select the quote, which is attributable to Aristotle.
→ The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
→ If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.
→ The Good of man is the active exercise of his souls faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue, or if there be several human excellences or virtues, in conformity with the best and most perfect among them.
→ The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
One of the following quotes belongs to Aristotle. Pick one.
→ The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.
→ He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.
→ Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody.
→ The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth while to live.
Guess the right quote, which belongs to Aristotle.
→ The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection are that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.
→ Anyone can become angry -- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way -- this is not easy.
→ If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.
→ The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Aristotle?
→ Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case.
→ The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
→ The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth while to live.
→ Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
→ Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
→ Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
→ The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.
→ The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.
One of these may be attributed to Aristotle. Which one?
→ Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
→ Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
→ Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
→ You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
One of the following quotations belongs to Aristotle. Which one?
→ The Good of man is the active exercise of his souls faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue, or if there be several human excellences or virtues, in conformity with the best and most perfect among them.
→ If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.
→ Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
→ Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
Can you guess which one of these belongs to Aristotle?
→ We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
→ All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right and not what is established.
→ You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
→ The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to.
Looks like Aristotle is the author of one of these.
→ Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
→ The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
→ Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.
→ Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.
→ Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact they are perpetually passing into one another. Fluid hardens to solid, solid rushes to fluid. There is no wholly masculine man, no purely feminine woman.
→ Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
→ The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
→ What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
Try to identify the quote attributed to Aristotle.
→ We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
→ Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.
→ An easy task becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance.
→ He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
Looks like Aristotle is the author of one of these.
→ The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
→ Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
→ The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
→ Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.
→ It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
→ The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness, and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
→ One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.
→ A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
→ It is more difficult to organize peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not well organized.
→ A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
→ The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection are that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.
→ Anyone can become angry -- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way -- this is not easy.
Can you identify which quote belongs to Aristotle?
→ Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
→ Anyone can become angry -- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way -- this is not easy.
→ The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.
→ The high-minded man is fond of conferring benefits, but it shames him to receive them.
→ Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
→ The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.
→ The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
→ There are some jobs in which it is impossible for a man to be virtuous.
→ It is more difficult to organize peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not well organized.
→ The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.
→ The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
→ Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.
Select the quote, which is attributable to 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.
→ We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
→ Youth loves honor and victory more than money.
→ Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
→ It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.
→ Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
→ The Good of man is the active exercise of his souls faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue, or if there be several human excellences or virtues, in conformity with the best and most perfect among them.
→ 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.
One of the following quotes belongs to Aristotle. Pick one.
→ The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.
→ He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.
→ The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
→ We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
Guess the right quote, which belongs to Aristotle.
→ A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
→ Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.
→ 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.
Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Aristotle?
→ Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.
→ The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
→ 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.
→ The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth while to live.
→ Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
→ Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
→ All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right and not what is established.