For This Reason Poetry Is Something More

In Poverty And Other Misfortunes Of Life, True Friends Are A Sure Refuge.

The Happy Life Is Thought To Be One Of Excellence; Now An Excellent Life Requires Exertion, And Does Not Consist In Amusement.

Music Imitates (represents) The Passions Or States Of The Soul, Such As Gentleness, Anger, Courage, Temperance, And Their Opposites.

Temperance And Bravery, Then, Are Ruined By Excess And Deficiency, But Preserved By The Mean.

Time Is The Measurable Unit Of Movement Concerning A Before And An After.