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Aristotle Quotes on Knowledge

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath born in Stagira in 384 BC. This page collects quotes attributed to Aristotle on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Aristotle:

    “All men by nature desire to know.”

  • Attributed to Aristotle:

    “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

  • Attributed to Aristotle:

    “Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history, for poetry expresses the universal and history only the particular.”

  • Attributed to Aristotle:

    “Education is the best provision for old age.”