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“That which is excellent endures.”

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Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, is one of the founders of Western philosophy. His thoughts covered a wide range of fields, including ethics, logic, politics, and had a profound impact on the world. more

“The city is the image of the soul, the surrounding walls being the frontier between the outward and inward life. The gates are the faculties or senses connecting the life of the soul with the outward world. Living springs of water rise within it. And in the centre, where beats the heart, stands the holy sanctuary.”

World Heart Soul Water Cities Wall Holy Beats Spring Senses Gates Faculty Inward Centre Connecting Frontiers Sanctuary

Author:St. Catherine of Siena

“The diameter of the earth is greater than the diameter of the moon and the diameter of the sun is greater than the diameter of the earth.”

Earth Sun Greater Moon

Book:The Works of Archimedes

Source: The Works of Archimedes

“The episcopal church was destined, inevitably, to grow further and further away from the Christian teaching of poverty and denial of worldly goods. It became more like an additional arm of secular administration.”

Christian Grows Church Poverty Teaching Arms Administration Denial Goods Secular Worldly Destined Christian Teaching

Author:Judith Herrin

“The instruction of children should aim gradually to combine knowing and doing. Among all sciences mathematics seems to be the only one of a kind to satisfy this aim most completely.”

Should Kind Children Seems Knowing Aim Mathematics Instruction One Of A Kind Knowing And Doing

Author:Immanuel Kant

“The learning of the Christian man ought to begin with the fear of God.”

Men Christian Ought

Author:Thomas Cranmer

“The longer an event is anticipated-a milestone birthday, an eclipse, a new millennium-the more likely it is to be an anti-climax.”

Events Eclipse Millennium Climax Milestone Milestone Birthday

Author:Keith Waterhouse

“The moral peril to humanity of thoughtlessly accepting these conveniences [of materialism] (with their inherent disadvantages) as constituting a philosophy of life is now becoming apparent. For the implications of this disruptive materialism... are that human beings are nothing but bodies, animals, machines.”

Humans Philosophy Body Life Is Humanity Human Beings Animal Accepting Moral Life Philosophy Becoming Machines Materialism Inherent Peril Convenience Implications Disadvantages Disruptive

Author:Aldous Huxley

“The most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue or vice in men.”

Men Virtue Discovery Vices Glorious Exploits

Book:Plutarch's Lives

Source: Plutarch's Lives

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