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Sophocles said that he drew men as they ought to be, whereas Euripides drew them as they are.
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Tragedy is thus a representation of an action that is worth serious attention, complete in itself and of some amplitude…by means of pity and fear bringing about the purgation of such emotions.
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A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end.
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Anything whose presence or absence makes no discernible difference is no essential part of the whole.
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Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.
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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 in dissimilars.
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Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
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Such an event is probable in Agathon's sense of the word: 'it is probable,' he says, 'that many things should happen contrary to probability.'
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Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
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383 BC
Died:
321 BC
(aged 62)
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