Aristotle ✓

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[Wikidata] 4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath... | [Wikipedia] Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings span the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that foll

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• Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing… Action
• The heart is the perfection of the whole organism. Therefore the principles of the power of perception and the souls ability to nourish itself must… Ability
• We ought not to listen to those who exhort us, because we are human, to think of human things....We ought rather to take on immortality… Accordance
• Not to know of what things one should demand demonstration, and of what one should not, argues want of education. Argues
• Perception starts with the eye. Eye
• The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor. Far
• A person's life persuades better than his word. Better
• Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it… Easily
• The greatest threat to the state is not faction but distraction Distraction
• The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement. Amusement
• Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order… Accordance
• Happiness is prosperity combined with virtue. Combined
• The proof that you know something is that you are able to teach it Able
• Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to Health Bodily
• It is the mark of an educated mind to expect that amount of exactness which the nature of the particular subject admits. It is equally… Accept
• You should never think without an image. Image
• To be ignorant of motion is to be ignorant of nature Funny
• The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of… Afraid
• Temperance and bravery, then, are ruined by excess and deficiency, but preserved by the mean. Bravery
• Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society. Apathy
• That which is impossible and probable is better than that which is possible and improbable. Better
• Worms are the intestines of the earth. Earth
• Happiness is the reward of virtue. Happiness
• A gentleman is not disturbed by anything Disturbed
• We are what we continually do... Continually

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