# Quote — Aristotle, Poetics

> Poetry demands a man with a special gift for it, or else one with a touch of madness in him.

- Author: [Aristotle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aristotle.md)
- Book: [Poetics](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aristotle/poetics.md)
- Original (grc): διὸ εὐφυοῦς ἡ ποιητική ἐστιν ἢ μανικοῦ
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aristotle#Poetics) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/aristotle/poetics/poetry-demands-a-man

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> Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

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> But 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.

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> Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aristotle/poetics/homer-has-taught.md)

Topics: [lies](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/lies.md), [poetry](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/poetry.md)