We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Quote by Aristotle

Topics: Truth Quotes

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Man is by nature a political animal.

Man is by nature a political animal.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

Nature does nothing in vain.

Nature does nothing in vain.

The soul never thinks without a picture.

The soul never thinks without a picture.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

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

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