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A lot of these quotes are actually inventions of translators or researchers.

Another one that I'm pretty sure was not actually said by Aristotle (and that I love), is:

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."




I would differentiate between inventions and encapsulations. It's one thing to adorn any random idea with a famous name to give it more traction. But to summarize the thoughts of an influential thinker with a pithy saying, even if he didn't actually say it, is usually not harmful and a normal part of localization.


A classic. It's Will Durant. Recently discussed on the ever-excellent Defector: https://defector.com/as-a-wise-man-once-said-aristotle-didnt...


Reminds me of this quote from another philosopher though I can’t remember which one:

It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.



> "What you do speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you're saying."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson


Mewtwo?




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