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

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance – Aristotle

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances – Aristotle

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold – Aristotle

A true friend is one soul in two bodies – Aristotle

Change in all things is sweet – Aristotle