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
All men seek one goal: success or happiness.
The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself completely in service to society.
It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.
The physician heals, Nature makes well.
Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.
Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative
Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.
Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.
He is courageous who endures and fears the right thing, for the right motive, in the right way and at the right times.
The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.
To be ignorant of motion is to be ignorant of nature
It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.
Art completes what nature cannot bring to finish. The artist gives us knowledge of nature's unrealized ends.