Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. The first kind depends on the personal character ofthe speaker; the second on putting the audience into a certain frame of mind; the third on the proof, provided by the words of the speech itself.

There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions--that is, to name them and describe them, to know their causes and the way in which they are excited.

Happiness is self-connectedness.

As for the story, whether the poet takes it ready made or constructs it for himself, he should first sketch its general outline, and then fill in the episodes and amplify in detail.

Man is the metre of all things, the hand is the instrument of instruments, and the mind is the form of forms.

For often, when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which declares that what then presents itself is but a dream.

Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed.