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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Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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...

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...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of...

A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...