Aristotle

(Greek philosopher and scientist; born 384 B.C.; died 322 B.C.)

All men naturally desire knowledge. [Select]

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All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. [Select]

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. [Select]

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It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible. [Select]

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It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. [Select]

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The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. [Select]

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The gods too are fond of a joke. [Select]

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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. [Select]

Rhetoric [Shop] {Category: Vice and Virtue}

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. [Select]

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Wit is educated insolence. [Select]

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