Quote #75
I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
More from Aristotle
- Hope is a waking dream.
- Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.
- Education is the best provision for old age.
- To the query, 'What is a friend?' his reply was 'A single soul dwelling in two bodies.'
- For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility. (1461b11)
- A friend is a second self.
- Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. (1460a19)
- A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.