Tragedy is an imitation of a whole and complete action of some amplitude. . . . Now a whole is that which has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Quote by Aristotle

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The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

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...

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

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...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Beauty is the gift of God.

Beauty is the gift of God.

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

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

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

Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning

Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All...

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All...