Top 100+ ARISTOTLE Quotes part 9 of 10 | Human Nature

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:

“Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.”

“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.”

“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.”

“In the human species at all events there is a great diversity of pleasures. The same things delight some men and annoy others, and things painful and disgusting to some are pleasant and attractive to others.”

“Every man should be responsible to others, nor should anyone be allowed to do just as he pleases; for where absolute freedom is allowed, there is nothing to restrain the evil which is inherent in every man.”

“Nature of man is not what he was born as, but what he is born for.”

“All men seek one goal: success or happiness.”

“Yes, the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.”

“Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves.”

“Irrational passions would seem to be as much a part of human nature as is reason.”

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

“It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.”

“Man, as an originator of action, is a union of desire and intellect.”

“Men acquire particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.”

“No one chooses what does not rest with himself, but only what he thinks can be attained by his own act.”

“The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.”

“It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.”

“Man is by nature a political animal.”

“Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.”

“Man perfected by society is the best of all animals;
he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law and without justice.
If he finds himself an individual who cannot live in society,
or who pretends he has need of only his own resources
do not consider him as a member of humanity;
he is a savage beast or a god.”