“The finest piece of mechanism in all the universe is the brain of man. The wise person develops his brain, and opens his mind to the genius and spirit of the world's great ideas. He will feel inspired with the purest and noblest thoughts that have ever animated the spirit of humanity.” MenWorldFeelsMindPersonsIdeasSpiritHumanityUniverseBrainPiecesWiseGeniusInspiredMechanismFinestAnimatedGreat IdeaWise Person Author:Alfred Armand Montapert
“Spinoza , for example, thought that insight into the essence of reality, into the harmonious structure of the eternal universe, necessarily awakens love for this universe. For him, ethical conduct is entirely determined by such insight into nature, just as our devotion to a person may be determined by insight into his greatness or genius. Fears and petty passions, alien to the great love of the universe, which is logos itself, will vanish, according to Spinoza, once our understanding of reality is deep enough.” MayPersonsEnoughRealityUniversePassionUnderstandingExampleGreatnessGeniusEternalEssenceStructureInsightDeterminedDevotionAliensEthicalPettyGreat LoveHarmoniousLogosSpinoza Book:Eclipse of Reason Source: Eclipse of Reason
“Ralph Ellison is a classic work of erudition, grace, and elegance. Rampersad offers us an Ellison whose gifts and warts orbit the same universe of creative genius. Like Ellison's work, Rampersad's text wrestles eloquently with difficult truths about race, politics, and American life.” UniverseDifficultRaceCreativeGraceGeniusOffersClassicEleganceOrbitAmerican LifeCreative GeniusWartsErudition Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself, the universe stands by him also.” MenCharacterUniverseTalentHe ManGeniusIndividualism Book:Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life Source: Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life