“In a matter of a moment the amount of sand in the upper part of the hour-glass had dwindled dramatically, the tiny… — Jose Saragamo Copy Share Image
Perhaps middle-age is, or should be, a period of shedding shells; the shell of ambition, the shell of material accumulations and possessions,… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
In middle age, I practiced feeling old, but the real thing has been a rude surprise. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“It seemed strange, the Muslim Maghrib prayer aboard a Viking ship full of atheists and pagans. Then again, Samirah's ancestors had been… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“And confronting these men, wild and terrible as we agree that they were, there were men of quite another kind, smiling and… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“It is easy to understand that in the dreary middle ages the Aristotelian logic would be very acceptable to the controversial spirit… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I have enormous respect for Derek Parfit, although he seems to me bound within an unfortunate philosophical tradition - rather like the… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
