Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know the truth and that which enables him to die for the truth.

Quote by Edith Hamilton

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The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to...

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to...

None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain...

None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain...

Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of...

Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of...

When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.

When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is...

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is...

Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.

Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of...

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of...

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying...

The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying...

To set up what you like against what you dislike - this is the disease...

To set up what you like against what you dislike - this is the disease...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may...

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may...

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate

The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order...

The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order...

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of...

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...