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Love, he said, is not a god, for a god cannot want anything; but one of those great spirits who are messengers between gods and men. He does not visit fools, who are content with their low condition, but those who aware of their own need and desire, by embracing the beautiful and good, to beget goodness and beauty; for creation is man’s immortality and brings him nearest to the gods. All creatures, he said, cherish the children of their flesh; yet the noblest progeny of love are wisdom and glori
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― The Last of the Wine
― The Last of the Wine
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Overall, then, Aristotle just isn't as "sexy" as Plato. His only advantage is being right.
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― The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism
― The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism
