"In the most general terms, the Enlightenment goes back to Plato's belief that truth and beauty and goodness are connected; that truth and beauty, disseminated widely, will sooner or later lead to goodness. (While we're making at effort at truth and goodness, beauty reminds us what we're hold out for.)"

-- Susan Neiman

#Plato Quotes #Effort Quotes #Enlightenment Quotes

“the impatience of the old is the worst impatience of all.”

Source : L. T. Meade (2016). “The Honorable Miss: Children's Fiction”, p.201, VM eBooks
“She's got the whole dark forest living inside of her.”
“No life is so happy and so pleasant as the life of the well-govern'd angler.”
“Boys forget what their country means by just reading "the land of the free" in history books. Then they get to be men, they forgeteven more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books.”

Source : "Fictional character: Jefferson Smith". "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", www.imdb.com. 1939.
“In a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.”
“Being neurotic seemed to be a kind of wild card, an all-purpose explanation.”

Source : Renata Adler (2013). “Speedboat”, p.24, New York Review of Books
“It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. Mine was defective and I feel the inconvenience, if not the misfortune of not receiving a classical education. Knowledge is the food of genius, and my son, let no opportunity escape you to treasure up knowledge.”

Source : Sam Houston (1941). “The Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863: 1828-1858”
“This is the most important thing I will ever say to you. The human mind is the ultimate testing device. You can take all the notes you want on the technical data, anything you forget you can look up again, but this must be engraved on your hearts in letters of fire. There is nothing, nothing, nothing, more important to me in the men and women I train than their absolute personal integrity. Whether you function as welders or inspectors, the laws of physics are implacable lie detectors. You may fool men. You will never fool metal. Thatâ€™s all.”

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