We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Quote by Aristotle

Topics: Truth Quotes

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

Well begun is half done.

Well begun is half done.

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

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

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

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

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

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

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

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

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...