Music imitates (represents) the passions or states of the soul, such as gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites.– AristotleCopy➔View Quote
The specific excellence of verbal expression in poetry is to be clear without being low.– AristotleCopy➔View Quote
A poet, like a painter or any artist, must copy one of three things: things as they were or are, things as they are said or thought to be, or things as they should be. They use language—either common words,... ...– AristotleCopy➔View Quote
