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Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

~Aristotle

Topics: Fear Men More Reverence Swayed Than

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We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

~Aristotle

Topics: Against Also Angry Feels Grounds Length Man Manner Moment Persons Praise Right Right Moment Time Who

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Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

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Topics: After Create Form Gods Image Life Men Mode Only Own Regard

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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

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Topics: Always Been Down Even Laws Ought Remain Written

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Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

~Aristotle

Topics: Being Choice Concerned Determine Determined Excellence Lying Man Mean Practical Reason Relative State Then Us Way Which Wisdom Would

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Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.

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Topics: Best Excel Inclined Least Men Rebel Right Then Those Virtue Who

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No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.

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Topics: Choose Condition Existence Friendless Having Other Things World Would

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We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one.

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Topics: Ask Body Figure Impressed More Must Soul Than Wax Whether

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A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

~Aristotle

Topics: City Confounded Great Great City

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Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

~Aristotle

Topics: Art Homer Lies Other Poets Taught Telling Telling Lies

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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