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.
— Aristotle
Poetry demands a man with a special gift for it, or else one with a touch of madness in him.
— Aristotle
Reason is a light that God has kindled in the soul.
— Aristotle
Great is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property.