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Commonplace Book:

Aristotle

Brief Bio: Greek philosopher

Lived: 0384-0322 BC

For further info: en.wikipedia.org

Quotes:

“Entertain a Thought”

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

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“A beast or a god”

But he who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god: he is no part of a state. A social instinct is implanted in all men by nature.

350 BC from the book Politics

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