Aristotle ( , Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold. Use this quote
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Use this quote
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Use this quote
We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time. Use this quote
For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy. Use this quote
Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there cannot be someone to count there cannot be anything that can be counted, so that evidently there cannot be number; for number is either what has been, or what can be, counted. Use this quote
Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it. Use this quote
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. Use this quote
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Use this quote
