Poetry demands a man with a special gift for it, or else one with a touch of madness in him.
AristotleGreat and frequent reverses can crush and mar our bliss both by the pain they cause and by the hindrance they offer to many activities. Yet nevertheless even in adversity nobility shines through, when a man endures repeated and severe misfortune with patience, not owing to insensibility but from generosity and greatness of soul.
AristotleDemocracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect they are equal absolutely.
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