Aristotle

Ancient Greece
-384 // -322
Philosopher

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Hope is the dream of a waking man
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god
Happiness depends upon ourselves
Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy
Friendship is essentially a partnership
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil
Education is the best provision for old age
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays