Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
There is the same difference between a wise man and an ignorant one as between a living man and a corpse.
It is characteristic of the philosopher to be able to speculate about all things.
Understanding is a blank slate on which nothing is written.
We learn, either by induction or by demonstration. Demonstration starts from the universal; induction from the particular.
Teaching is not a vital function, because it does not have an end in itself; the vital function is learning.
The city (polis) is one of the things that exist by nature; and man is, by nature, a political animal.
Every forced act becomes unpleasant.
Speeches inspire less confidence than actions.