...for All Men Do Their Acts With

A Poet's Object Is Not To Tell What Actually Happened But What Could Or Would Happen Either Probably Or Inevitably.... For This Reason Poetry Is Something More Scientific And Serious Than History, Because Poetry Tends To Give General Truths While History Gives Particular Facts.

Happiness Is The Utilization Of One's Talents Along Lines Of Excellence.

Happiness Involves Engagement In Activities That Promote One's Highest Potentials.

Happiness Lies In Virtuous Activity, And Perfect Happiness Lies In The Best Activity, Which Is Contemplative

And, Speaking Generally, Passion Seems Not To Be Amenable To Reason, But Only To Force.