Quotes by Aristotle

Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude, effecting through pity and fear

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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

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"No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world."

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"In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds."

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"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods."

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"The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake."

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"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit."

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"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."

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"What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do."

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"We make war that we may live in peace."

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"The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold."

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"Philosophy is the science which considers truth."

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"The high minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think."

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"It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way."

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