Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Aristotle

Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE)

“The man who exercises his intellect and cultivates it seems likely to be in the best state of mind and to be most loved by the gods.”

  • From The Nicomachean Ethics (Book X, section 8, Bekker page 1179a) by Aristotle, translated by J. A. K. Thomson (Penguin Classics, 2004).

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