The best books on aphorisms and the aphorism from ancient philosopher Heraclitus to Blaise Pascal to Friedrich Nietzsche, recommended by Andrew Hui.

Almost everything that Plato wrote has survived. Only fragments of his lecture on the good, first published by his students, have come down to us. #Aphorisms #quotes #Plato

Voltaire advocated religious tolerance and freedom of thought. He campaigned for the eradication of priestly and aristo-monarchist power and supported a constitutional monarchy that protects the rights of people. #aphorisms #quotes #Voltaire #афоризмы #цитаты #Вольтер

Berdyaev's philosophy is based on freedom and creativity. This is due to the fact that he defined Christianity as a "religion of freedom." #Aphorisms #quotes #Nicolay_Berdyaev

#aphorisms #quotes #Orwell #афоризмы #цитаты #Оруэлл

Aristotle is a classic representative of eudemonism: the highest good of a person is defined as "happiness" (eudemonia). #Aphorisms #quotes #Aristotle

Confucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. The philosophy of Confucius, also known as Confucianism, emphasized personal and state morality, the correctness of social relations, justice and sincerity. #aphorisms #quotes #Confucius #афоризмы #цитаты #Конфуций

Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, 1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method of treating psychopathology through a dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst. #aphorisms #quotes #Sigmund_Freud #афоризмы #цитаты #Зигмунд_Фрейд

Benedict Spinoza was a follower of Descartes and proceeded from mathematical rigor in the application of reason. #Aphorisms #quotes #Benedict_Spinoza

Lenin's father, Ilya Nikolayevich, was the director of public schools in the Simbirsk province. In 1877, he received the rank of full state councilor - a civil rank of the 4th class, corresponding to the military rank of major general. Chin gave the right to hereditary nobility. Thus, Lenin was a nobleman. #Aphorisms #quotes #Lenin

Mark Tullius Cicero is an ancient Roman politician, orator and philosopher. Coming from an ignorant family, thanks to his oratorical talent, he made a brilliant career: he entered the Senate no later than 73 BC. e. and became consul in 63 BC. e. He played a key role in the disclosure and defeat of the Catiline conspiracy. #Aphorisms #quotes #Cicero

H omer, the major figure in ancient Greek literature, has been considered the greatest poet of classical antiquity (ancient times). He wrote both the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems (long narrative poems) surviving in a surprisingly large number of manuscripts. #aphorisms #quotes #Homer #афоризмы #цитаты #Гомер

Rene Descartes (March 31, 1596 - February 11, 1650) is considered one of the founders of modern philosophy. #aphorisms #quotes

Homer is the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, two epic poems that are the central works of ancient Greek literature. #aphorisms #quotes #Homer #афоризмы #цитаты #Гомер

Peter Alekseevich Kropotkin - Russian revolutionary anarchist, geographer and geomorphologist. From the princely family of Kropotkin. #aphorisms #quotes #Peter_Kropotkin

More than a hundred years later, Heraclides of Pontius writes that Aesop came from Thrace, was a contemporary of Ferekid, and his first master was called Xanthus. But this data is extracted from the earlier story of Herodotus. #aphorisms #quotes #Aesop

Arthur Schopenhauer believed that life "swings like a pendulum between boredom and suffering, and these two extreme points are in fact its final components." #Aphorisms #quotes #Arthur_Schopenhauer

#aphorisms #quotes #Galilei #афоризмы #цитаты #Галилей

The great artist came from a family of impoverished Florentine nobles. #Aphorisms #quotes #Michelangelo_Buonarroti

Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870) was an English writer and social critic. His novels and short stories are still widely read today. #aphorisms #quotes #Charles_Dickens #афоризмы #цитаты #Чарльз Диккенс