Aristotle

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

Aristotle

Thus every action must be due to one or other of seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reasoning, anger, or appetite.

Aristotle

To amuse oneself in order that one may exert oneself, as Anacharsis puts it, seems right; for amusement is a sort of relaxation, and we need relaxation because we cannot work continuously.

Aristotle

To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true.

Aristotle

To seek for utility everywhere is entirely unsuited to men that are great-souled and free.

Aristotle

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

Aristotle

Virtue is a greater good than honour; and one might perhaps accordingly suppose that virtue rather than honour is the end of the political life.

Aristotle

Virtue is the golden mean between two vices, the one of excess and the other of deficiency.

Aristotle

Virtue lies in moderation.

Aristotle

We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him.

Aristotle