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"The whole is more than the sum of its parts." Aristotle
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"Wit is cultured insolence." Aristotle
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"Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion." Aristotle
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"Tragedy is thus a representation of an action that is worth serious attention, complete in itself and of some amplitude... by means of pity and fear bringing about the purgation of such emotions." Aristotle
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"Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish." Aristotle
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"The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts" Aristotle
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"We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace." Aristotle
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"Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions." Aristotle
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"Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great beauty, or at any rate understandable -should persist after the beauty was gone." Aristotle
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"There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics." Aristotle
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