Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy
Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him.
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.
The secret to humor is surprise.
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.
It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition.