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
Through discipline comes freedom.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Even that some people try deceived me many times ... I will not fail to believe that somewhere, someone deserves my trust.
It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.
Great is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property.
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
Character is determined by choice, not opinion.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also to those who need it so much.
The worst thing about slavery is that the slaves eventually get to like it.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.