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My Favourite Aristotle Quotes (and bonus video)

11 July 2010 1,455 views No Comment

Here is a collection of some of my favourite Aristotle Quotes. Be sure to check out the video below!
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A friend to all is a friend to none. -Aristotle

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. -Aristotle

Happiness depends upon ourselves. -Aristotle

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. -Aristotle

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. -Aristotle

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

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. -Aristotle

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. -Aristotle

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. -Aristotle

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities. -Aristotle

Quality is not an act, it is a habit. -Aristotle

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. -Aristotle

The whole is more than the sum of its parts. -Aristotle

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 worthwhile to live. -Aristotle

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. -Aristotle

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. -Aristotle

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. -Aristotle

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