Aristotle Quote by Jostein Gaarder

“Did you hear the story of Socrates? He was a philosopher in ancient Greece, so they killed him.”

— Troy DeNuthe

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Aristotle is the last Greek philosopher who faces the world cheerfully; after him, all have, in one form or another, a philosophy of retreat.

— Bertrand Russell

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— Abhijit Naskar

“You could, if so inclined, read more Greek texts in the original Greek than the most prestigious Greek nobleman of classical times.”

— Kevin Kelly

“Here indeed was the great defect of the Greek mind: it was not disciplined; it lacked limiting and steadying traditions; it moved freely in…

— Will Durant

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“When it comes to science, philosophers stand still.”

— Sam Houssami

“I consider him [Alexander von Humboldt] the most important scientist whom I have met.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“Aristotle affirms that philosophy did not pass from Greece to Gaul, that is to the Druids, but was received from them.”

— John Daniel

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— Russell Shorto

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