Aristotle

Philosopher

Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher whose works on ethics, metaphysics, and politics laid foundational principles for Western thought.

Born
January 1, 0384
Died
January 1, 0322
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"Doubt is the beginning of wisdom"

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"To Unlearn is as hard as to Learn"

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"Meanness is incurable; it cannot be cured by old age, or by anything else."

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"Between husband and wife friendship seems to exist by nature, for man is naturally disposed to pairing."

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"When couples have children in excess, let abortion be procured before sense and life have begun; what may or may not be lawfully done in these cases depends on the question of life and sensation."

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"For both excessive and insufficient exercise destroy one's strength, and both eating and drinking too much or too little destroy health, whereas the right quantity produces, increases and preserves it. So it is the same with temperance, courage and the other virtues. This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended."

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"If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out."

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"To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true."

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"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development"

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"Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good."

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"Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government."

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"If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost."

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"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching."

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