30 Best Aristotle Quotes

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. – Aristotle

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. – Aristotle

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. – Aristotle

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. – Aristotle

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. – Aristotle

The law is reason, free from passion. – Aristotle

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. – Aristotle

To perceive is to suffer. – Aristotle

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead. – Aristotle

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. – Aristotle

Man is by nature a political animal. – Aristotle

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. – Aristotle

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. – Aristotle

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. – Aristotle

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god. – Aristotle

The energy of the mind is the essence of life. – Aristotle

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. – Aristotle

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution. – Aristotle

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. – Aristotle

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life—knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. – Aristotle

A friend to all is a friend to none. – Aristotle

The high-minded man does not bear grudges, for it is not the mark of a great soul to remember injuries, but to forget them. – Aristotle

Hope is a waking dream. – Aristotle

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. – Aristotle

The end of labor is to gain leisure. – Aristotle

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire. – Aristotle

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace. – Aristotle

The worst tyranny is that which is exercised for the good of its victims. – Aristotle