Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions; music has thus the power to form character, and the various kinds of music based on various modes may be distinguished by their effects on character.

A good style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art.

[Meanness] is more ingrained in man's nature than Prodigality; the mass of mankind are avaricious rather than open-handed.

"I was not alone when I was in Goofy hell"

Everyone honors the wise.

Tragedy is an imitation not of men but of a life, an action

Evidence from torture may be considered completely untrustworthy