Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle’s Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well. — Charles Van Doren
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Charles Van Doren : American Celebrity
Born: February 12, 1926
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The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameles…
I travel a fair amount, read on the plane, and I read fast. …
You go back and you read your Constitution. You read your De…
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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. Aristotle…
Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is…
The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameles…
I travel a fair amount, read on the plane, and I read fast. …
You go back and you read your Constitution. You read your De…
As a poet and a teacher, I read all the time. I know I read …
Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. Aristotle…
Hope is a waking dream. Aristotle…
A friend to all is a friend to none. Aristotle…
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest …
Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle…
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle…
The secret to humor is surprise. Aristotle…
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle…
I had all these tapes in my closet that I had shot years ago…
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