Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafter Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian. At eighteen, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven. His writings cover many subjects – including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
Some animals utter a loud cry. Some are silent, and others have a voice, which in some cases may be expressed by a word; in others, it cannot. There are also noisy animals and silent animals, musical and unmusical kinds, but they are mostly noisy about the breeding season.
Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him.
We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.
We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us
To write well, express yourself like common people, but think like a wise man. Or, think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do.
To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of out own existence.
Don't worry about your physical shortcomings. I am no Greek god. Don't get too much sleep and don't tell anybody your troubles. Appearances count: Get a sun lamp to keep you looking as though you have just come back from somewhere expensive: maintain an elegant address even if you have to live in the attic. Never nickel when short of cash. Borrow big, but always repay promptly.
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.
You are not truly wealthy unless you earn money while you are sleeping
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Don’t sleep too much. If you sleep 3 hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.
To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in the cellar), be seen in smart restaurants (even if you only nurse one drink) and if you borrow, borrow big.
The only rule is there are no rules.
To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.