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4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath

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Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotelēs; 384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the teacher of Theophrastus and founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, meteorology, geology and government. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. It was above all from his teachings that the West inherited its intellectual lexicon, as well as problems and methods of inquiry. As a result, his philosophy has exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and it continues to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.

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Native Name: Ἀριστοτέλης

Alternative Names: the Stagirite • Aristotelis • Aristoteles

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They who love in excess also hate in excess.

For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with the arms of intelligence and with moral qualities which he may use for the worst ends. Wherefore, if he have not virtue, he is the most unholy and the most savage of animals, and the most full of lust and gluttony. But justice is the bond of men in states, and the administration of justice, which is the determination of what is just, is the principle of order in political society.

That body is heavier than another which, in an equal bulk, moves downward quicker.

Again, it is for the sake of the soul that goods external and goods of the body are eligible at all, and all wise men ought to choose them for the sake of the soul, and not the soul for the sake of them.

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في أي الحالات يكون المرء أحوج إلى الأصدقاء:أفي الرخاء
!والسعادة أم في الشدة والشقاء؟
وينهي أرسطو إجابته بأن الحاجة اشد إلى الصديق وقت الرخاء لان حضوره يجلب سعادة مزدوجة

Co svou přítomností nebo nepřítomností nepůsobí pražádný patrný rozdíl, není důležitou částí celku.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. &
It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor, so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion.

He who hath many friends hath none.

For [people] are good18 in one way, but in all kinds of ways bad

Some men are just as sure of the truth of their opinions as are others of what they know.

Accordingly, the poet should prefer probable impossibilities to improbable possibilities.

And of course, the brain is not responsible for any of the sensations at all. The correct view is that the seat and source of sensation is the region of the heart.

Civil strife is caused not only by inequality of property, but also by inequality of honors