Aristotle

It seems impossible for all things to be one.

Aristotle

It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.

Aristotle

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbor to have them through envy.

Aristotle

Long-lived persons have one or two lines which extend through the whole hand; short-lived persons have two lines not extending through the whole hand.

Aristotle

Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him.

Aristotle

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.

Aristotle

Masculine republics give way to feminine democracies, and feminine democracies give way to tyranny.

Aristotle

Maybe crying is a means of cleaning yourself out emotionally. Or maybe it’s your last resort; the only way to express yourself when words fail, the same as when you were a baby and had no words.

Aristotle

Memory is the scribe of the soul.

Aristotle

Men are divided between those who are as thrifty as if they would live forever, and those who are as extravagant as if they were going to die the next day.

Aristotle