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Top 10 Aristotle Quotes

By Simran Khurana, About.com Guide

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Quick! Name a famous philosopher! Most people would respond to that with "Aristotle." He is indeed the most famous philosopher and thinker of all times. His breadth and depth of thought is truly amazing. This is a top 10 list of Aristotle quotes.

1. Aristotle

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

2. Aristotle

Education is the best provision for the journey to old age.

3. Aristotle

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

4. Aristotle

Law is mind without reason.

5. Aristotle

Pleasure in the job put perfection in the work.

6. Aristotle

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

7. Aristotle

To perceive is to suffer.

8. Aristotle

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

9. Aristotle

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.

10. Aristotle

One swallow does not make a summer.

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