Aristotle384–322 BCThe quotations of
Aristotle
4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath
384–322 BC
65 quotes, most often on Friendship, Education and Morality. Part of the Philosophers collection.
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, 5- The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
- The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I) (Bk I, Ch II)
- Metaphysics, 982a.15, W. Ross, trans., The Basic Works of Aristotle (2001), p. 691.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII, 1155a.5- Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, 1107a.4
- Metaphysics, 982a16, Complete Works, vol. 2, p. 1554
- Eudemian Ethics, Book VII, 1238a.20
For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, 1103a.33: Cited in: Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (2005), 21:9While both are dear, Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book I chapter 6, 1096a.16The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person’s good, wishes it for that person’s own sake.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX, 1168b.1- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII, 1155a.26
