Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
AristotleRead
It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
Interpretation
What this quote means
An educated person understands the limits of knowledge and is satisfied with reasonable approximations in uncertain situations.
This quote by Aristotle emphasizes the importance of recognizing the inherent uncertainties in various subjects. It suggests that a truly educated person does not insist on perfect precision when it is unattainable, but rather appreciates the approximations that are meaningful and practical within the context of the subject matter. Accepting the limitations of knowledge reflects wisdom and intellectual maturity.
Themes
EducationKnowledgeWisdomApproximationUnderstanding
In practice
Example use cases
In a classroom setting to explain the importance of critical thinking in science.
More from Aristotle
All quotes →Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.
AristotleRead
For often, when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which declares that what then presents itself is but a dream.
AristotleRead
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
AristotleRead
But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be time unless there is soul, but only that of which time is an attribute, i.e. if change can exist without soul.
AristotleRead
The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
AristotleRead
Similar quotes
What separates developing countries from developed countries is as much a gap in knowledge as a gap in resources.
Joseph StiglitzRead
The assumption of all education is that learning will be directed toward constructive ends and I'm convinced that colleges should support students in their determination to be useful, self-sufficient, and productive.
Ernest L. BoyerRead
The knowledge we now consider knowledge proves itself in action. What we now mean by knowledge is information effective in action, information focused on results. Results are outside the person, in society and economy, or in the advancement of knowledge itself. To accomplish anything this knowledge has to be highly specialized.
Peter DruckerRead
The physical exercise and emotional stretching that children enjoy in unorganized play is more varied and less time-bound than is found in organized sports. Playtime—especially unstructured, imaginative, exploratory play—is increasingly recognized as an essential component of wholesome child development.
Richard LouvRead
You may speak but a word to a child, and in that child there may be slumbering a noble heart which shall stir the Christian Church in years to come.
Charles SpurgeonRead
Semantics, or the study of meaning, remained undeveloped, while phonetics made rapid progress and even came to occupy the central place in the scientific study of language.
Roman JakobsonRead