Aristotle was born in ancient
Macedonia. He was a philosopher who lived over 2000 years ago. He
spent much of his time in ancient Greece. Aristotle admired the
Greeks and the Greek way of life.
He had a huge influence on the prince
of Macedonia, Alexander
the Great. Aristotle was one of Alexander's teachers. Aristotle
taught Alexander to also love the Greek way of life.
Aristotle is famous for his many
sayings, many of which are still quoted today. Here are just a few of
them.
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"We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence then is a habit."
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"We must reduce everything to
the simplest form possible, but no simpler."
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"We think in pictures. If you
wish to change what you think, change the picture."
