We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one.

Quote by Aristotle

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It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled...

It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

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

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

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the...

By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the...

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by...

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by...