Aristotle Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Aristotle quotes, Aristotle sayings, and Aristotle proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle
The best way to teach morality is to make it a habit with children. Aristotle
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. Aristotle
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. Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle
Friendship is essentially a partnership. Aristotle
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace. Aristotle
Being a father is the most rewarding thing a man whose career has plateaued can do. Aristotle
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old. Aristotle
The line between lawful and unlawful abortion will be marked by the fact of having sensation and being alive. Aristotle
He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. Aristotle
A beginning is that which does not itself follow anything by causal necessity, but after which something naturally is or comes to be. Aristotle
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. Aristotle
To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter. Aristotle
The end of labor is to gain leisure. Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. Aristotle
Hope is a waking dream. Aristotle
Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated. Aristotle
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided. Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Aristotle
The flute is not an instrument that has a good moral effect. It is too exciting. Aristotle
For through wondering human beings now and in the beginning have been led to philosophizing. Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
In order to be effective you need not only virtue but also mental strength. Aristotle
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. Aristotle
No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other. Aristotle
To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter. Aristotle
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. Aristotle
The more you know, the more you know you don't know. Aristotle