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Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, is one of the founders of Western philosophy. His thoughts covered a wide range of fields, including ethics, logic, politics, and had a profound impact on the world.

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Famous Aristotle Quotes

“Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may in the evening of his days meet with great misfortunes.”

Men May Life Is Chance Destiny Evening Misfortunes Prosperous Chance And Change

Book:Ethics: The Nicomachean Ethics

Source: Ethics: The Nicomachean Ethics

“If there is any kind of animal which is female and has no male separate from it, it is possible that this may generate a young one from itself. No instance of this worthy of any credit has been observed up to the present at any rate, but one case in the class of fishes makes us hesitate. No male of the so-called erythrinus has ever yet been seen, but females, and specimens full of roe, have been seen. Of this, however, we have as yet no proof worthy of credit.”

Ifs Kind May Has Beens Young Animal Class Cases Female Males Rate Fishes Worthy Credit Proof Instance Young Ones

Book:Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation

Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation

“. .we would have to say that hereditary succession is harmful. You may say the king, having sovereign power, will not in that case hand over to his children. But it is hard to believe that: it is a difficult achievement, which expects too much virtue of human nature.”

Believe Humans May Children Hard Hands Political Difficult Cases Virtue Too Much Human Nature Kings Achievement Sovereign Succession Hard To Believe Hereditary

Author:Aristotle

“In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.”

May Interest Revolution Occasions Stakes Rebellious Trifling

Author:Aristotle

“Even the best of men in authority are liable to be corrupted by passion. We may conclude then that the law is reason without passion, and it is therefore preferable to any individual.”

Men May Reason Law Passion Individual Authority Patriot Liable Best Of Me

Author:Aristotle

“It may be argued that peoples for whom philosophers legislate are always prosperous.”

May Philosopher Prosperous

Book:The Essential Aristotle

Source: The Essential Aristotle

“Evidence from torture may be considered completely untrustworthy”

May Evidence Torture Untrustworthy

Author:Aristotle

“Personal beauty requires that one should be tall; little people may have charm and elegance, but beauty-no.”

People Should May Littles Beauty Charm Tall Elegance Personal Beauty

Book:Ethics: The Nicomachean Ethics

Source: Ethics: The Nicomachean Ethics

“The same thing may have all the kinds of causes, e.g. the moving cause of a house is the art or the builder, the final cause is the function it fulfils, the matter is earth and stones, and the form is the definitory formula.”

Kind May Art Matter Earth Moving Form Science House Causes Stones Function Finals Formulas Builder

Book:Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation

Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation

“And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake; for nothing arises from it apart from the contemplating, while from practical activities we gain more or less apart from the action. And happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace.”

May War Philosophy Seems Action Depends Activity Gains Busy Sake Practicals Arise Leisure Contemplating

Book:Nicomachean Ethics

Source: Nicomachean Ethics