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.
- The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX, 1168b.1No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII, 1155a.5- Eudemian Ethics, Book VII, 1238a.20
While 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
