“Man is the metre of all things, the hand is the instrument of instruments, and the mind is the form of forms.”
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Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
This book is a curated compilation of the notable ideas and teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It includes a vast array of their philosophical musings, categorized into around four hundred distinct subjects. The aim is to facilitate a comparative study of the intellectual contributions of these three influential Greek philosophers, offering readers a deeper understanding of their work and its relevance across various disciplines. more
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Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
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Source: The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle: Tr. with Notes, Original & Selected; an Analytical Introduction; and Questions for the Use of Students
“The best things are placed between extremes.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
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Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation
“No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.”