Aristotle, The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for it is evident that no one can master it fully or miss it wholly. But each adds a little to our knowledge of nature, and from all the facts assembled there arises a certain grandeur.
After Plato’s death, Aristotle left Athens and became the tutor of Alexander the Great. Teaching a king had opened him many doors and opportunities, so later on he founded his own school in Athens – the Lyceum.
Aristotle is best known as the founder of formal logic. The philosopher’s goal was to come up with a universal process of reasoning that would help people be able to learn anything.
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Many of his principles, observations and theories on subjects like physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics and politics were universally accepted by Western philosophers until the 19th century.
Aristotle basically influenced almost all forms of knowledge. Some of his most important works include Nichomachean Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics, On the Soul, Poetics and Prior Analytics.
Aristotle Quotes on Happiness
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then is not an act but a habit.
Happiness is the meaning and the purspose of life, the whole aim and end of human existance.
The energy of the mind is the essence of life.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
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