Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “No one calls a man happy who meets with misfortunes like Priam’s.”
“No one calls a man happy who meets with misfortunes like Priam’s.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I, Chapter 9 Simple Explanation:Aristotle argues that extreme adversity (like Priam’s loss of kingdom and children in the Trojan War) can eclipse lifelong happiness — even for the virtuous. True eudaimonia requires both resilient virtue and external stability, akin … Read more