Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.

Quote by Aristotle

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There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

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

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

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do...

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion,...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

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...

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a...

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.

I invite people to examine their lives without negativity, knowing that it's scary, but that...

I invite people to examine their lives without negativity, knowing that it's scary, but that...

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.