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Philosophical literature32 quotes
All men by nature desire to know. — Aristotle · 322 BCMan is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle · 350 BCNo tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other. — Aristotle · 350 BCOne swallow does not make a spring. — Aristotle · 322 BCThe basis of a democratic state is liberty. — Aristotle · 350 BCWe learn an art or craft by doing the things that we shall have to do when we have learnt it. — Aristotle · 322 BCAll 32 quotes →Political literature15 quotes
Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle · 350 BCNo tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other. — Aristotle · 350 BCThe basis of a democratic state is liberty. — Aristotle · 350 BCWhere some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from either of those excesses. — Aristotle · 350 BCHe who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle · 335 BCThe best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class. — Aristotle · 350 BCAll 15 quotes →Historical literature6 quotes
Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle · 240One soul dwelling in two bodies. — AristotleLiars when they speak the truth are not believed. — Aristotle · 240Learning is an ornament in prosperity, and a refuge in adversity. — AristotleWe should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us. — Aristotle · 240Beauty is a gift of God. — Aristotle · 240Scientific literature4 quotes
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. — Aristotle · 350 BCTime crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of time and is forgotten through the lapse of time. — Aristotle · 350 BCThe least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle · 350 BCIf purpose, then, is inherent in art, so is it in Nature also. The best illustration is the case of a man being his own physician, for Nature is like that-agent and patient at once. — Aristotle · 350 BCBiography3 quotes
One soul dwelling in two bodies. — AristotleThe roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — AristotleLearning is an ornament in prosperity, and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle