"Therefore the dignity of the human person normally demands the right to the use of earthly goods as the natural foundation for a livelihood; and to that right corresponds the fundamental obligation to grant private property, as far as possible, to all."

-- Pope Pius XI

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“'Human history, ' H.G. Wells once wrote, 'becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.' You and I cannot be indifferent to the outcome of that race. We care deeply about the winner. Because we do care so deeply about the winner, that is why we are all in the East Room of the White House today.”
“One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education.”
“You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings.”

Source : Letter to Denis Diderot. "The Affairs of Women: A Modern Miscellany". Book by Colin Bingham, 1969.
“A composer is not only an architect but also an inventor, and he should not build houses in which he cannot live.”
“If you donâ€™t know your purpose, discover it, now. The core of your life is your purpose. Everything in your life, from your diet to your career, must be aligned with your purpose if you are to act with coherence and integrity in the world. If you know your purpose, your deepest desire, then the secret of success is to discipline your life so that you support your deepest purpose and minimize distractions and detours.”
“These little grey cells. It is up to them.”
“A good listener truly wants to know the speaker.”
“our finest writing will certainly come from what is unregenerate in ourselves. It will come from the part that is obdurate, unbanishable, immune to education, springing up like grass.”

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