“The average man is what his environment and his superstitions have made him; and their function is to make him an ass. He can't add up three or four new circumstances together and perceive what they mean; it is beyond him. He is not capable of observing for himself; he has to get everything at second-hand. If what are miscalled the lower animals were as silly as man is, they would all perish from the earth in a year.” IfsMenYearsMeanMadeHandsEarthTogetherThreeAnimalEnvironmentFourCircumstancesCapableFunctionAddAverageSillyAssPerceiveSuperstitionsObservingAverage ManSecond Hand Book:In defense of Harriet Shelley Source: In defense of Harriet Shelley
“The first office of the social organ we call the school is to provide a simplified environment. It selects the features which are fairly fundamental and capable of being responded to by the young. Then it establishes a progressive order, using the factors first acquired as means of gaining insight into what is more complicated.” FirstsMeanSchoolYoungOrderSocialEnvironmentOfficeCapableFundamentalsInsightComplicatedFactorsFeaturesProgressiveOrgans Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn't afraid of facing challenges.” ActionChallengesEnvironmentCapableEnvironmentalIntuitionWitchCommunesFacing Challenges Author:Paulo Coelho
“Western parents try to respect their children’s individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing environment. By contrast, the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, letting them see what they’re capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.” WayTryingBelieveChildrenChoicesPassionParentEnvironmentHabitProtectSkillsCapableWesternIndividualityBest WayPursueChineseContrastProvidingPreparingNurturingReinforcementTrue PassionWork HabitsPositive Reinforcement Author:Amy Chua
“From the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of higher animals, directly follows.” WarNatureAnimalEnvironmentObjectsEvolutionHigherCapableSpeciesProductionsFamineExaltedNatural SelectionOrigin Of SpeciesConceiving Author:Charles Darwin