Top 100+ ARISTOTLE Quotes part 1 of 10

Aristotle (/ˈærɪstɒtəl/; Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, esthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, and government.

Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. It was above all from his teachings that the West inherited its intellectual lexicon, as well as problems and methods of inquiry. As a result, his philosophy has exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and it continues to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.

Aristotle's Quotes:

"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit."

"He who hath many friends hath none." (A friend to all is a friend to none...)

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake."

"Friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to them, and it is this mirroring that helps them improve themselves as persons."

"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."

"Our feelings towards our friends reflect our feelings towards ourselves."

"Friendship is essentially a partnership."

"The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend."

"Misfortune shows those who are not really friends."

"It would be wrong to put friendship before the truth."

"In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.”

"Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds."