Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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I consider the one who conquers their desires to be braver than the one who conquers their enemies, since the hardest victory is the victory over oneself.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Anyone can get angry, that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not easy.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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What is acquired with much effort, is loved more.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Some believe that to be friends it is enough to want, as if to be healthy it was enough to desire health.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Think as wise men think, but speak as the common people speak.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Wisdom is an adornment in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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One cannot be and not be something at the same time and under the same aspect.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The multitude obeys more out of necessity than reason, and to punishments more than honor.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The perfect friendship is that of the good, and of those who resemble each other in virtue. They wish each other well in the same way.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Total truth is never reached, nor is one ever completely removed from it.