“Grandeur . . . consists in form, and not in size: and to the eye of the philosopher, the curve drawn on a paper two inches long, is just as magnificent, just as symbolic of divine mysteries and melodies, as when embodied in the span of some cathedral roof.” LongTwoEyeFormMysteryDivinePaperSizePhilosopherArchitectureMelodyInchesRoofMagnificentCurvesSymbolicGrandeurCathedrals Book:Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time, with Other Papers Source: Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time, with Other Papers
“Herbert Spencer is little read now. Philosophers do not regard him as a major thinker. Social Darwinism has long been in disrepute.” LittlesLongSocialMajorsRegardPhilosopherThinkerDarwinismSocial Darwinism Book:The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress Source: The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress