Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
Aristotle
- Occupations
- biologist, cosmologist, logician
- Notable works
- Politics, Nicomachean Ethics, Metaphysics
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'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit' -- the most-shared Aristotle quote -- was actually written by Will Durant in 1926, summarizing Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. It is a good summary; it just isn't Aristotle. Genuine Aristotle arrives via lecture notes compiled by his students, which is why his prose reads more like an outline than an epigram.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle
The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.
Aristotle
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle
The end of labor is to gain leisure.
Aristotle
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Aristotle