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“It took the whole of Creation to produce my foot, my each feather: now I hold Creation in my foot.”

Whole Feet Creation Produce Feathers Sophistry

Author:Ted Hughes

“Every work of art reaches man in his inner powers. It reaches him more profoundly and insidiously than any rational proposition, either cogent demonstration or sophistry. For it strikes him with two terrible weapons, Intuition and Beauty, and at the single root in him of all his energies... Art and Poetry awaken the dreams of man, and his longings, and reveal to him some of the abysses he has in himself.”

Men Art Two Dream Energy Terrible Weapons Roots Longing Intuition Strikes Rational Works Of Art Propositions Abyss Demonstration Sophistry Inner Power

Author:Jacques Maritain

“Fire destroys falsehood, that is sophistry, and restores truth, driving out darkness.”

Darkness Fire Intelligent Driving Falsehood Sophistry

Book:The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

Source: The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

“Oh, children, growing up to be Adventurers into sophistry, Forbear, forbear to be of those That read the rood to learn the rose.”

Children Education Growing Up Growing Rose Adventurer Children Growing Up Sophistry Growing Children

Book:Collected Poems

Source: Collected Poems

“Some people don't mind a little constitutional sophistry in a good cause; and for liberals, centralizing all power in the federal government is always a good cause. Since most Americans don't know or care what the Constitution says, let alone what their ancestors thought it meant, the great liberal snow job has been very successful.”

People Knows Mind Littles Has Beens Government Care Jobs Causes Successful Constitution Snow Ancestor Federal Government Good Causes Sophistry Great Liberal

Author:Joseph Sobran