"The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul."

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Source : Gilbert Highet (2015). “The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature”, p.549, Oxford University Press

Gilbert Highet

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“Our own true nature is Infinite Joy! Always happy, Always peaceful, Always free.”
“Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental.”
“The situation now is not easy. But I believe in the good sense of the Japanese people.”
“It's a grave mistake in publishing, whether you're talking about Internet or print publication, to try to play to a limited repertoire of established reader interests.”

Source : "Denis Dutton dies; author, philosopher, brother to L.A. booksellers" by Carolyn Kellogg, latimesblogs.latimes.com. December 28, 2010.
“I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents.”
“Comfort is not where you grow. You grow in conflict, easy to say but hard to do. Adversity's greatest gain is I grow closer to Christ and still understand that God's in control and He always knows my situation. It's not too big for Him. And He has a plan for me. But sometimes the plan's not exactly what I want. But the plan is hopefully, to influence other people for eternity as they watch me go through that situation.”
“Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good.”
“One of the things that's really exciting from my perspective is that Canada is one of the major spacefaring nations. The list of our achievements is profound and significant, and it's not just in robotics, it's also in the life-sciences research experiments that take place on board and other space-science experiments. I'd love to see Canada go from being a major spacefaring nation in low-Earth-orbit missions to those beyond, making sure we're part of those missions to Mars - not just from a technology perspective, but sending humans into beyond-Earth orbit.”

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