Aristotle Quotes

Philosophy must be a special knowledge, of the first principles and the first causes.

Man is a political animal.

The predicates of the predicate also extend to the subject.

It is absolutely impossible to prove everything.

The true disciple is the one who surpasses the master.

The more nature inclines us to pleasures, the more prone we are to license than to decency.

Merchants and industrialists should not be admitted to citizenship, because their way of life is abject and contrary to virtue.

Outside of society, man is either a beast or a god.

Science is to the soul what light is to the eyes, and if the roots are bitter, the fruits are very sweet.

Poetry is deeper and more philosophical than history.

We don't need a perfect government; we need one that is practical.

Almost everyone distinguishes the soul by three of its attributes: movement, sensation, and incorporeality.