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
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.
All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself.
We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.
It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences.
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies.
Character is determined by choice, not opinion.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.