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Aristotle

«Socrates called beauty a short-lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary kingdom; Aristotle, that it was better than all the letters of recommendation in the w»
«People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway»
Author: Simeon Strunsky | About: Democracy | Keywords: Aristotle, buses, subway, The Library
«Socrates had a student named Plato, Plato had a student named Aristotle, and Aristotle had a student named Alexander the Great.»
«Live and die in Aristotle's works.»
«Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle»
«Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: But they are the money of fools, that value them by the authority of an Aristotle, a Cicero, or a Thomas, or any other doctor whatsoever, if but a man»
«To live alone one must be a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both -- a philosopher.»
«I'm a word man. See, there's this theory about the nature of tragedy, that Aristotle didn't mean catharsis for the audience but a purgation of emotions for the actors them selves. The audience is just a witness to the event taking place on stage.»

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