Quotes from Aristotle

Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

The fool tells me his reason; the wise man persuades me with my own.

Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves.

Men are marked from the moment of birth to rule or be ruled.

The ideal man takes joy in doing favors for others.

It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.

Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.

If you see a man approaching with the obvious intent of doing you good, run for your life. Consider pleasures as they depart, not as they come.

The man with a host of friends who slaps on the back everybody he meets is regarded as the friend of nobody.

[Meanness] is more ingrained in man's nature than Prodigality; the mass of mankind are avaricious rather than open-handed.

Evil draws men together.

Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.

The man who is content to live alone is either a beast or a god.

All men are alike when asleep.

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the essential facts, but is merely a personal appeal to the man who is judging the case.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.

No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.

The coward calls the brave man rash, the rash man calls him a coward.