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Quotations from
Greek philosopher Aristotle [384-322 B.C.E.]
| Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle studied at Plato's Academy in Athens for almost 30 years; he then became the tutor to the Macedonian prince who became Alexander the Great. Although many of his works are studied today, in original Greek and in translation, it is estimated that only a third of his works have survived. |  |
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 | "The Aristotle Collection: 29 Classic Works" for Kindle [2012] Kindle Edition from Acheron Press [10/2012] for $1.99 |
 | "Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)" for Kindle [2013]
Kindle Edition from Delphi Classics [2/2013] for $2.99 Contains sections on LOGIC (six essays), PHYSICS (30 essays), THE META- PHYSICS, ETHICS & POLITICS (six essays), RHETORIC & POETICS (five essays), and BIOGRAPHIES by Thomas Davidson, Elbert Hubbard, Diogenes Laërtius, Thomas Davidson, and Charles McRae |
 | "Aristotle: Complete Works, Historical Background, and Modern Interpretation of Aristotle's Ideas" for Kindle [2014] Kindle Edition from Annotated Classics [2/2014] for $1.99 |
“The poet should prefer probable impossibilities to improbable possibilities.” {Issue #42}
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“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind are convinced
that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” {Issue #48}
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“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” {blog 6/2008}
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“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” {blog 11/2008}
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“The gods too are fond of a joke.” {blog 3/2010}
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“Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.” {blog 4/2010}
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“Prudens quaestio dimidium scientiae (To know what to ask is already to know half)” {blog 5/2010}
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“Melancholy men are of all others most witty.” {blog 7/2010}
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“We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” {blog 10/2010}
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“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” {blog 8/2011}
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“Virtue is necessary for the good life but not sufficient for the good life.” {blog 12/2011}
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“Money is necessary for the good life but not sufficient for the good life.”
{mis-attributed to Aristotle} {blog 12/2011}
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“There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.” {blog 6/2012}
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“A friend to all is a friend to none.” {blog 7/2013}
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“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” {blog 8/2013}
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“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.” {blog 2/2014}
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“We are what we repeatedly do.” {blog 3/2014}
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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” {blog 4/2014}
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“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” {blog 8/2014}
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“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind are convinced that
the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” {blog 9/2014}
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“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” {blog 9/2015}
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“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” {blog 5/2017}
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“Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.” {blog 2/2018}
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“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution;
it represents - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” {blog 6/2019}
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“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.” {blog 12/2019}
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“Quality is not an [action], it is a habit.” {blog 3/2020}
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“Men called bankers we shall hate, for they enrich themselves while doing nothing.” - in his "Politics" {blog 10/2022}
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“Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.” - in his "Nicomachean Ethics" {blog 8/2023}
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