Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Essay to Leo Baeck (1953), The New Quotable Einstein.
1950s, Essay to Leo Baeck (1953)
Source: On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Essay to Leo Baeck (1953), The New Quotable Einstein.
1950s, Essay to Leo Baeck (1953)
Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican scholastic philosopher of the Roman Catholic Church
Source: Summa Contra Gentiles
“Whoever loves himself cannot love God.”
Diadochos of Photiki (400–486) Byzantine saint
§ 12
On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination (480 AD)
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher
The Art of Persuasion
Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) American fiction writer
Arnole, in Ch. 45 : not in conclusion
The Visitor (2002)
Context: Ignorance perpetuates itself just as knowledge does. Men write false documents, they preach false doctrine, and those beliefs survive to inspire wickedness in later generations.... Conversely, some men write and teach about the truth, only to be declared heretic by the wicked. In such cases evil has the advantage, for it will do anything to suppress truth, but the good man limits what he will do to suppress falsehood.
One might almost make a rule of it: "Whoever declares another heretic is himself a devil. Whoever places a relic or artifact above justice, kindness, mercy, or truth is himself a devil and the thing elevated is a work of evil magic."
“This volume was written for children. Miss Landon set out its purpose in the preface.”
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
Traits and Trials of Early Life (1836)
Ali al-Rida (770–818) eighth of the Twelve Imams
Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.1, p. 23.
Religious Wisdom
John Dryden (1631–1700) English poet and playwright of the XVIIth century
"Plutarch's Lives," Vol 1, Barnes & Noble Inc., 2006, Lysander p. 646
Translation from Greek originalː "τὸ ἀληθὲς οὐ φύσει τοῦ ψεύδους κρεῖττον ἡγούμενος, ἀλλ' ἑκατέρου τῇ χρείᾳ τὴν τιμὴν ὁρίζων."