Aristotle
Greek philosopher
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Words are imitations, and we are equipped with a voice that is the most imitative of all our parts.
—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, The Art of Rhetoric, 4th century B.C
Posted on December 16, 2005 at 1:38 PM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor. It is . . . a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an eye for resemblance.
—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, Poetics, 350 B.C.
Posted on December 4, 2000 at 9:41 AM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Nothing contributes more to produce a clearness of diction that is remote from commonness than the lengthening, contraction, and alteration of words. For by deviating in exceptional cases from the normal idiom, the language will gain distinction; while, at the same time, the partial conformity with usage will give perspicuity. The critics, therefore, are in error who censure these licenses of speech, and hold the author up to ridicule.
—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, Poetics, 350 B.C.
Posted on November 12, 1998 at 10:52 AM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Wit is educated insolence.
—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, The Art of Rhetoric, 4th century B.C.
Posted on December 20, 2002 at 1:53 PM
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