“Iconography becomes even more revealing when processes or concepts, rather than objects, must be depicted for the constraint of a definite "thing" cedes directly to the imagination. How can we draw "evolution" or "social organization," not to mention the more mundane "digestion" or "self-interest," without portraying more of a mental structure than a physical reality? If we wish to trace the history of ideas, iconography becomes a candid camera trained upon the scholar's mind.” IfsMindIdeasSelfRealityWishSocialProcessInterestImaginationObjectsEvolutionDrawsConceptsOrganizationCamerasStructureScholarDefiniteRevealingSelf InterestMundaneConstraintsDigestionCandidPortrayingSocial OrganizationIconographyCandid Camera Book:Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history Source: Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history
“Capitalism might be defined, if we wish to be scientific, as a form of economic organization motivated by the pursuit of profit within a price structure.” IfsMightFormWishEconomicCapitalismOrganizationStructureProfitPursuitDefinedMotivated Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis
“Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.” ThinkingFirstsDesireWishHumilityHigherFoundationStructureDeeperFabricConstructsLoftyChristian Humility Author:Saint Augustine