Aristotle used to tell his disciple, Alexander (Sikandar), t...
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2 April, 2025

Aristotle used to tell his disciple, Alexander (Sikandar), to stay away from women.

The women of the palace set a beautiful girl after Aristotle to teach him a lesson, so that he would stop interfering between them and Alexander. One day, this girl requested Aristotle that she wanted to ride a horse. Aristotle became the "horse" and the girl rode on his back.

Meanwhile, Alexander was informed to come and observe the condition of the master who always restrains him. When Alexander arrived there and asked, "Master, what is this?", Aristotle replied, "This is exactly why I tell you to stay away from women... If they can do this to your master, imagine what they would do to you!" 🫣😆

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