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
We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.
Where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power to not act.
The ideal man takes joy in doing favors for others.
The tyrant, who in order to hold his power, suppresses every superiority, does away with good men, forbids education and light, controls every movement of the citizens and, keeping them under a perpetual servitude, wants them to grow accustomed to baseness and cowardice, has his spies everywhere to listen to what is said in the meetings, and spreads dissension and calumny among the citizens and impoverishes them, is obliged to make war in order to keep his subjects occupied and impose on them permanent need of a chief.
Walked right by an ex-girlfriend today. Not on purpose, I just didn't recognize her with her mouth closed.
Prayers and sacrifices are of no avail.
The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a summer make.
He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.
Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
Teaching is the highest form of understanding.
The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.
Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to anger, but be free from bitterness and contentiousness, having tranquility and stability in the spirit.