Top 100+ ARISTOTLE Quotes part 8 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:

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

“Happiness depends on ourselves.”

“True happiness comes from gaining insight and growing into your best possible self. Otherwise all you're having is immediate gratification pleasure, which is fleeting and doesn't grow you as a person.”

“Leisure of itself gives pleasure and happiness and enjoyment of life, which are experienced, not by the busy man, but by those who have leisure.”

“Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.”

“True happiness flows from the possession of wisdom and virtue and not from the possession of external goods.”

“The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement.”

“If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.”

“Happiness, then, is co-extensive with contemplation, and the more people contemplate, the happier they are; not incidentally, but in virtue of their contemplation, because it is in itself precious. Thus, happiness is a form of contemplation.”

“But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.”

“Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.”

“Happiness is a certain activity of soul in conformity with perfect goodness.”

“Happiness is something final and complete in itself, as being the aim and end of all practical activities whatever .... Happiness then we define as the active exercise of the mind in conformity with perfect goodness or virtue.”