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Diogenes Laërtius - On one occasion Aristotle was...
On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated: "As much," said he, "as the living are to the dead." (Diogenes Laërtius)

On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated: "As much," said he, "as the living are to the dead."

Diogenes Laërtius

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