Pseudo Aristotle Quotes

“Why doth a chicken move a good space after his head is cut off, and a man beheaded never stirreth.” Answer, “Because a chicken, and such like, have straight sinews and arteries, and therefore the spirit of moving continueth long after the head is cut off; but men, and many beasts, have long and large sinews and arteries, & therefore the motive spirits do quickly depart from them, & so by consequences cannot move their bodies.”
― Pseudo-Aristotle, The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy