#tho

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold. ↗

— Aristotle

#gold #impress #into #iron #itself

The soul never thinks without a picture. ↗

— Aristotle

#picture #soul #thinks #without

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. ↗

— Aristotle

#exclusive #knowledge #power #sign #teaching

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. ↗

— Aristotle

#ideas #make #nor #number #once

A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does not have it, but is in it. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#assistants #battalion #does #happiness #more

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. ↗

— Aristotle

#excel #inclined #least #men #rebel

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. ↗

— Aristotle

#friends #goods #had #live #other

I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive. ↗

— Adam Arkin

#along #always #come #date #every

This is a big deal. My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of Mogadishu in the absence of a plan. It broke our heart. ↗

— Dick Armey

#big #big deal #broke #deal #get

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. ↗

— Richard Armour

#first #i #retired #then #thought