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“Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros. A faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.”

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Book:Epistulae ex Ponto

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Epistulae ex Ponto

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Ovid

Ovid, born on March 20, 43 BC and died in 1 BC, was a renowned Roman poet of the ancient world. His works are diverse, including love poems, mythological poems, and satirical poems, with 'Metamorphoses' being his most famous work. more

“There is a fundamental conflict between intellectual and political life... The essence of the intellectual life is the impulse to analyze everything indiscriminately, to understand the explanations for everything. The essence of political success is the contrary habit. Whatever one's internal understanding of the world, one must train oneself never to express those conclusions needlessly, for they may offend. Truth must be offered up by teaspoons, always with a purpose.”

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Book:TREFETHEN'S INDEX CARDS: FORTY YEARS OF NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE, WORDS AND MATHEMATICS

Source: TREFETHEN'S INDEX CARDS: FORTY YEARS OF NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE, WORDS AND MATHEMATICS

“Flee those minds that can never rise above the academic rules, that are the slaves of their work instead of doing it in the fullness of light.”

Philosophy Creativity Intellectual Life

Author:A.G. Sertillanges

“Flee those minds that can never rise above their academic rules, that are the slaves of their work instead of doing it in the fullness of light.”

Creativity Intellectual Life

Author:A.G. Sertillanges

“A determined spirit can never be broken.”

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Author:Andrena Sawyer

“In every nation’s history time comes to behave like wild horses, to refuse any kind of authority which tries to eliminate your freedom!”

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