“We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own.”
Harold Bloom (1930–2019) American literary critic and scholar
As quoted in The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio, p. 124
“We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own.”
Harold Bloom (1930–2019) American literary critic and scholar
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
Valerius Terminus: Of the Interpretation of Nature (ca. 1603) Works, Vol. 1, p. 83; The Works of Francis Bacon (1819) p. 133, https://books.google.com/books?id=xgE9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133 Vol. 2
Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909) German psychologist
Source: Psychology: An elementary textbook, 1908, p. 6; Partly cited in: Peter Ashworth, Man Cheung Chung (2007) Phenomenology and Psychological Science, p. 54.
B.K.S. Iyengar (1918–2014) Indian yoga teacher and scholar
Light on Life: B.K.S. Iyengar's Yoga Insights (2005)
“The roots of education … are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Jack LaLanne (1914–2011) American exercise instructor
On Yami Yoghurt which he sponsored quoted in "Jack LaLanne, Founder of Modern Fitness Movement, Dies at 96, New York Times."
“A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.”
Sean Covey (1964) author; business executive
Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) English humorist
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