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“the greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.”
― Poetics
― Poetics
“To seek for utility everywhere is entirely unsuited to men that are great-souled and free.”
― Politics
― Politics
“Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it.”
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“Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light.”
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“A beginning is that which does not itself follow anything by causal necessity, but after which something naturally is or comes to be. An end, on the contrary, is that which itself naturally follows some other thing, either by necessity, or as a rule, but has nothing following it. A middle is that which follows something as some other thing follows it. A well constructed plot, therefore, must neither begin nor end at haphazard, but conform to these principles.”
― Poetics
― Poetics
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Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,474 friends
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434 friends
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