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Letter "A" » Aristotle Quotes
«In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.»
«Revolutions are not about trifles, but they spring from trifles»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
| Keywords:
revolutions, spring, trifled, trifles
«The Good of man is the active exercise of his soul's 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»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
| Keywords:
active, conformity, exercise, faculties, several
«To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in the cellar), be seen in smart restaurants (even if you nurse one drink) and if you borrow, borrow big.»
«Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with great misfortunes.»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
| About:
Chance,
Life
| Keywords:
chances, misfortunes, prosperous
«He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
| About:
Ability,
Best friend,
Fear,
Self-love,
Solitude,
Virtue
| Keywords:
best friend, privacy
«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 government to the utmost.»
«Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity»
«Tragedy is an imitation of a whole and complete action of some amplitude. . . . Now a whole is that which has a beginning, a middle, and an end.»
«Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
| About:
Beauty
| Keywords:
confused, impression, portion, size, symmetry
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