Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), ancient Greek philosopher, student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His works cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, drama, music, biology, zoology, logic or mathematics, politics, and ethics.

Together with Plato and Socrates, he is known as the three founders of Western philosophy. Aristotle's works are the first comprehensive and systematic collection of Western philosophy, including morality, aesthetics, logic, science, and politics. Aristotle died of illness on March 7, 322 BC.

On May 28, 2016, Aristotle’s tomb was discovered in Stagira, an ancient city in northern Greece. To commemorate the great philosopher, we must first start with his great thoughts. Today I have selected 24 famous quotes from Aristotle to share with you, and at the same time, it is also a commemoration of this late philosopher.

Aristotle’s famous sayings:

1. I love my teacher, and I love the truth even more.

2. Happiness is the highest good.

3. Goodwill is a prerequisite for friendship, but the two cannot be confused.

4. The ultimate value of life lies in the ability to awaken and think, not just in survival.

5. Human beings are naturally social animals. No one wants to live alone in this world. His nature requires him to live with others.

6. Serious people imitate the actions of noble people, while frivolous people imitate the actions of despicable people.

7. Habits can create second nature, and good habits can create good second nature.

8. Evil events arise from evil.

9. People think I am the smartest, but I know that I still know nothing.

10. Bad people obey because of fear, and good people obey because of love.

11. There is only one way for people to do good, but there are many ways to do evil.

12. What God does is better than any imaginable happy behavior, but pure thinking, and the thing closest to this kind of happiness in human behavior may be the activity closest to thinking. .

13. Career is the vivid unity of concept and practice. ,

14. True virtue cannot be without practical wisdom, and practical wisdom cannot be without virtue.

15. Virtue can be divided into two types: one is the virtue of wisdom, and the other is the virtue of behavior. The former comes from learning, and the latter comes from practice.

16. No one can fully grasp the truth.

17. People who advance scientifically but lag behind morally are not moving forward, but retreating.

18. Even God cannot change the past.

19. Education cannot change human nature, it can only improve it.

20. For virtue, it is not enough for us to just understand it. We must also work hard to cultivate it, use it, or adopt various methods to make ourselves good people.

21. Education is cheap national defense, an ornament in good times and a refuge in bad times.

22. Long-term inactivity is the most debilitating and destructive thing.

23. Birds with the same feathers will naturally gather together.

24. The explorations started by people throughout the ages all originated from surprise or curiosity about all things in nature.