Aristotle Men Quotes

What did Aristotle say about Men?

Aristotle has written many quotes about Men. E.g.,

• 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.
• It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.
• 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.

What are the top most famous Men quotes by Aristotle?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Men by Aristotle.

• 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.
• It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.
• 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.
• Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.
• Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.
• 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.
• Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.
• All men by nature desire knowledge.
• Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.
• Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.