Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

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Here is a selection of quotes from the 3 of my favorite Greek Philosophers:  Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. 

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SOCRATES (469 BC – 399 BC) A classical Greek Athenian philosopher Socrates is revered as one of the founders of Western philosophy.  He is especially renowned for his contributions to the field of ethics.  Teacher of Plato.

"Wisdom begins in wonder."

- Socrates

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

- Socrates

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

- Socrates

"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life,

ourselves, and the world around us."

- Socrates

"It is not living that matters, but living rightly."

- Socrates

PLATO  (427 BC– 347 BC) A classical Greek philosopher, a mathematician and founder of

the first institution of higher learning in the Western world, Academy in Athens.  Plato was a student of Socrates and credited to laying the foundations of Western philosophy and science.

"Necessity….the mother of invention."

- Plato

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

- Plato

"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you or help you grow as a person or they can

stunt your growth and make you wilt and die."

- Plato

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

- Plato

"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."

- Plato

ARISTOTLE (384 BC – 322 BC) a Greek philosopher and considered a Renaissance Man,

he wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic,

rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology. Aristotle was a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

- Aristotle

"The end of labor is to gain leisure."

- Aristotle

"The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons."

- Aristotle

"The whole is more than the sum of its parts."

- Aristotle

"Education is the best provision for old age."

- Aristotle