Quotes by Aristotle

“ For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. ”

“ Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god. ”

“ Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain. ”

“ One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy. ”

“ To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man. ”

“ Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. ”

“ The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. ”

“ The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. ”

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

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

“ Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. ”

“ I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. ”