Let us first understand the facts and then we may seek the cause.

The body is most fully developed from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the mind at about forty-nine.

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.

Good moral character is not something that we can achieve on our own. We need a culture that supports the conditions under which self-love and friendship flourish.

Accordingly, the poet should prefer probable impossibilities to improbable possibilities. The tragic plot must not be composed of irrational parts.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.