Quote of the Day — Aristotle

December 27, 2019

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. — Aristotle

-384–-322

Aristotle

-384–-322

Aristotle, ancient history’s most comprehensive thinker, created systematic frameworks for understanding nearly every domain of knowledge that shaped Western civilization for two millennia. Born in Macedonia, he studied under Plato in Athens before founding his own school, the Lyceum, where he pioneered empirical observation and logical reasoning. Unlike Plato’s abstract idealism, Aristotle grounded philosophy in careful observation of the natural world. His contributions span metaphysics, ethics, politics, biology, rhetoric, and logic, with each field bearing his distinctive systematic approach. Aristotle’s virtue ethics—the idea that ethical excellence comes through cultivating good habits and finding the golden mean between extremes—remains influential in…

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From the Show

Aristotle’s timeless wisdom on criticism and the necessity of action anchored the December 27, 2019 broadcast on new beginnings and personal growth. Guests including Rick Rome on deliberate action and freedom, Hugh Curley on using the new decade as a milestone for change, Greg Morrissey on personal excellence through civic engagement, Lisa Carnahan on her “begin from behind” philosophy, Monica Worcester on career change for work-life balance, Bill Vetter on courage and initiative in new beginnings, Sue Pratt on family holiday traditions, Josh Lallement on political engagement through public speaking, Roger Edwards on faith-based community service, and Brad Beck on having his best decade ever all reinforced the episode’s themes of stepping forward with purpose and embracing New Year’s resolutions.