Aristotle Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)
Aristotle quotes and sayings page 7 (philosopher). Here's quote # 61 through 70 out of the 125 we have for him.
“The secret to humor is surprise.”
“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.”
“The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.”
“Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.”
“Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.”
“Nature does nothing in vain.”
“Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated.”
“A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold.”
“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.”
“All men by nature desire knowledge.”
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