"The criterion and rule of the true is to have made it. Accordingly, our clear and distinct idea of the mind cannot be a criterion of the mind itself, still less of other truths. For while the mind perceives itself, it does not make itself."

--

Source : Giambattista Vico, Leon Pompa (1982). “Vico”, p.55, CUP Archive

Giambattista Vico

#Ideas Quotes #Mind Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Kids can handle a lot more than you think they can. It's when they get to be grown up that you have to start worrying.”

Source : Anne Ursu (2011). “Breadcrumbs”, p.8, Harper Collins
“Children are wonderful but they are not the center of the universe. The sooner their parents make them understand that, the better off we all will be.”

Source : "Permissive parents: Curb your brats". edition.cnn.com. July 5, 2011.
“I break my back for music because it's something that I love, but I'm not going to break my back for a bank. I wouldn't want to be an ATM repairman; there are some things that just aren't worth it.”
“All I am is smoke and mirrors ...”
“It's gaudy, ugly, and in terribly bad taste. It does, however, suit my personality almost perfectly.”
“Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.”
“Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.”
“When people ask the Dalai Lama, "Is Buddhism a religion?" he answers, "Yes, it is." Then they ask, "What kind of religion is it?" He responds, "My religion is kindness." You might think, "Everyone's is." Everyone's is. That's true. It's not complicated to describe the goal of a spiritual life. It's easier than you think to explain it. It's more difficult than you can imagine to do it.”

You may also like:

Aristotle
Philosopher
Baruch Spinoza
Philosopher
Benedetto Croce
Philosopher
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Philosopher
Gottfried Leibniz
Mathematician
Immanuel Kant
Philosopher
Johann Gottfried Herder
Philosopher
Karl Marx
Philosopher
Niccolo Machiavelli
Historian