Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (c. 325 BC), Book VIII, 1155.a26.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.

— Aristotle on Friendship

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Aristotle, a student of Plato, revolutionized Western thought through his systematic approach to logic, ethics, and natural sciences. His emphasis on empirical observation and deductive reasoning laid the foundation for scientific inquiry and profoundly shaped philosophy for centuries to come.