"Moral qualities are so constituted as to..." - Quote by Aristotle

“The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity of the dissimilar.”

“Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.”

“Bravery is a mean state concerned with things that inspire confidence and with things fearful ... and leading us to choose danger and to face it, either because to do so is noble, or because not to do so is base. But to court death as an escape from poverty, or from love, or from some grievous pain, is no proof of bravery, but rather of cowardice.”

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair, hover through fog and filthy air.”

“Conscience is a thousand swords.”

“The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable.”

“Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.”

“Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.”

“Over-sentimentality, over-softness, in fact washiness and mushiness are the great dangers of this age and of this people. Unless we keep the barbarian virtues, gaining the civilized ones will be of little avail.”