Q0227
“It is perhaps also strange to make the happy person a solitary.” — Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics IX.9)
Verified English quotation. Primary source: Nicomachean Ethics IX.9. Theme: happiness.
English
It is perhaps also strange to make the happy person a solitary.
Source and attribution
The archive attributes this English wording to Nicomachean Ethics IX.9 and files it under Peripatetic School. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
About Aristotle
Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher born in Stagira in Macedonia, the son of a court physician. At about seventeen he entered Plato’s Academy in Athens and remained associated with it until Plato’s death in 347.
How to read this passage
Greek eudaimonia, Buddhist analyses of craving, utilitarian happiness, and modern well-being research all contest the meaning of a good life. This passage enters that discussion through happiness, community.
Concepts in this quote
- Happiness
- Happiness—or flourishing—is a central aim in ethics: what makes a life go well, and whether pleasure alone is enough.
- Community
- Community appears in this archive as a live philosophical concern—not a slogan. These verified English passages show how thinkers treat community as a problem of judgment, practice, or explanation.
How to cite this quotation
APA: Aristotle. (n.d.). It is perhaps also strange to make the happy person a solitary. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0227
MLA: Aristotle. “It is perhaps also strange to make the….” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0227.
Chicago: Aristotle. “It is perhaps also strange to make the….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0227.
Frequently asked questions
What is the source of the quotation “It is perhaps also strange to make the…”?
The passage is attributed to Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics IX.9. The archive attributes this English wording to Nicomachean Ethics IX.9 and files it under Peripatetic School. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
What does Aristotle mean by happiness?
Greek eudaimonia, Buddhist analyses of craving, utilitarian happiness, and modern well-being research all contest the meaning of a good life. This passage enters that discussion through happiness, community.