“I resolved from the beginning of my quest that I would not be misled by sentiment and desire into beliefs for which there was no good evidence.” DesireBeliefEvidenceSentimentsQuestsMisled Book:Détente Or Destruction, 1955-57 Source: Détente Or Destruction, 1955-57
“Nobody, I believe, will deny, that we are to form our judgment of the true nature of the human mind, not from sloth and stupidity of the most degenerate and vilest of men, but from the sentiments and fervent desires of the best and wisest of the species.” MenMindBelieveHumansFormDesireI BelieveJudgmentSpeciesDenyStupiditySentimentsHuman MindWisestTrue NatureSlothDegeneratesFervent Author:Robert B. Leighton
“When Catullus expresses his love and hate for Lesbia, he is not obviously voicing a wish to rid himself of one or the other of these two sentiments. Not all contradictions resolve into temporal change of belief or desire.” TwoDesireHateBeliefWishContradictionResolveSentimentsHis LoveLove And Hate Book:Philosophy and Real Politics Source: Philosophy and Real Politics