Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poe... - Aristotle
"Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular."
"Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular."
"The secret to humor is surprise."
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves."
"The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think."
"Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well."