Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern - must be tested vigorously. If they are found wanting, we need not bother with them. But if they are found to be substantially correct, we may not overlook them.
“I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.”
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.”