Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are of the nature rather of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.

No one chooses what does not rest with himself, but only what he thinks can be attained by his own act.

The true nature of a thing is the highest it can become.

Justice therefore demands that no one should do more ruling than being ruled, but that all should have their turn.

The intelligence consists not only in the knowledge but also in the skill to apply the knowledge into practice.

All art is concerned with coming into being; for it is concerned neither with things that are, or come into being by necessity, nor with things that do so in accordance with nature.