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
For what is the best choice for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.
Some men turn every quality or art into a means of making money; this they conceive to be the end, and to the promotion of the end all things must contribute.
Wise people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it.
A true friend is one soul divided into two people.
The man with a host of friends who slaps on the back everybody he meets is regarded as the friend of nobody.
A proper wife should be as obedient as a slave... The female is a female by virtue of a certain lack of qualities - a natural defectiveness.
Teaching is the highest form of understanding.
Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.
The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a summer make.
Prayers and sacrifices are of no avail.