When you read “ancient Greece” it is inevitable not to think about several things, among them Aristotle, the famous philosopher and scientist known as one of the most intellectual figures in the history of humanity. Aristotle’s thoughts and reasoning marked a before and after, and were so influential that even after the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, Aristotelian thought was still very marked in the Western world. To this day, some of Aristotle’s most famous phrases remind us of this journey through the exploration of reason.
Aristotle was outstanding in philosophy, but that’s not all, he also dedicated time to biology, botany, metaphysics, rhetoric, poetics, physics, psychology, zoology and much more. On this occasion we are going to focus on the phrases that have inspired us the most and called this incredible character.
Aristotle Quotes
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”
“There has never been a great mind without a touch of madness.”
“What is a friend? “A single soul that lives in two bodies.”
“A friend to everyone is a friend to no one”
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all”
“To perceive is to suffer”
“Happiness depends on ourselves”
“He who has overcome his fears will be truly free.”
“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the goal and end of human existence.”
“Everyone who delights in it is either a wild beast or a god.”
“Those who educate children well are more worthy of honor than those who produce it; because these only gave them life, those the art of living well”
“I consider the one who conquers his desires to be braver than the one who defeats his enemies, because the hardest victory is over himself.”
“The goal of art is to represent not the external appearance of things, but their internal meaning.”
“The antidote to 50 enemies is a friend”
“Pleasure at work brings perfection to work”
“To write well, express yourself like ordinary people, but think like a wise man”
“Learning is not child’s play; “We cannot learn without pain.”
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”
“The Law is Reason free of Passion”
“Philosophy can make people sick”
“Youth is easy to deceive because they have hope”
“Anyone who needs no one but himself is a beast or a God.”
“Time breaks things down; “Everything ages under the power of Time and is forgotten with the passage of Time.”
How many phrases did you know from this great thinker of ancient Greece? Which one caused a great revolution in your mind and heart?
