Aristotle Quotes on Community
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Evils draw men together.
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Man is by nature a political animal.
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A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange.... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship. (III.1280b30, 1281a3)
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Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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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.