An idea from Nicomachean Ethics

Putting thinking first sits awkwardly beside the life of courage, justice and friendship, which is given only second place. Philosophers still argue over whether the best life is thinking alone or a whole that holds both.

From Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

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