Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Quote by Aristotle

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Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all other things in...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all other things in...

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature...

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means...

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are...

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are...