Aristotle Men Quotes


So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior, the other inferior; the one governs, the other is governed; and the same rule must necessarily hold good with respect to all mankind. Aristotle Men 199
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 neighbour to have them through envy. Aristotle Men 169
Bad men are full of repentance. Aristotle Men 134
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. Aristotle Men 81
All men by nature desire knowledge. Aristotle Men 81
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle Men 66
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness. Aristotle Men 64
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. Aristotle Men 55
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal. Aristotle Men 42
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. Aristotle Men 39

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