“This mania of the mothers of the period, to be constantly in pursuit of a son-in-law.”
Cette manie des mères de ce siècle, d'être constamment à la chasse au mari.
Source: Armance (1827), Ch. 5
Quotes about wisdom and truth
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“Beauty is truth, truth beauty”
John Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn
Source: Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems
“Being precedes Truth, and … Truth precedes the Good.”
Josef Pieper (1904–1997) German philosopher
The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance (1965)
Novalis (1772–1801) German poet and writer
Novalis (1829)
Context: Man consists in Truth. If he exposes Truth, he exposes himself. If he betrays Truth, he betrays himself. We speak not here of lies, but of acting against Conviction.
“The soul active sees absolute truth; and utters truth, or creates.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
1830s, The American Scholar http://www.emersoncentral.com/amscholar.htm (1837)
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”
John Keats (1795–1821) English Romantic poet
Source: The Complete Poems
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
De Libero Arbitrio (388 - 395)
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) American actress and Princess consort of Monaco
The Milwaukee Sentinel Princess Grace finds relaxation in her gardens Jan. 1, 1981
“Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter.”
Amit Ray (1960) Indian author
Walking the Path of Compassion (2015)
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Variant: A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
“Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
As quoted by LIFE magazine (2 May 1955)
1950s
Variant: Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
From the same 24 March 1954 letter as above, p. 44
Attributed in posthumous publications, Albert Einstein: The Human Side (1979)
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
In answer to a question asked by the editors of Youth, a journal of Young Israel of Williamsburg, NY. Quoted in the New York Times, June 20, 1932, pg. 17 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40617F83B5A13738DDDA90A94DE405B828FF1D3 <br class="br">Unsourced variant: Only a life in the service of others is worth living. <br class="br">1930s <br class="br">Variant: I believe in one thing—that only a life lived for others is a life worth living.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Letter to his son Eduard (5 February 1930), as quoted in Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), p. 367
1930s
“Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Letter to Jost Winteler (1901), quoted in The Private Lives of Albert Einstein by Roger Highfield and Paul Carter (1993), p. 79 http://books.google.com/books?id=zY7FE9ZyDO0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA79#v=onepage&q&f=false. Einstein had been annoyed that Paul Drude, editor of Annalen der Physik, had dismissed out of hand some criticisms Einstein made of Drude's electron theory of metals. <br class="br">1900s <br class="br">Variant: A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.