All Mortimer Adler Quotes
- There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.… Deception
- Television, radio, and all the sources of amusement and information that surround us in our daily lives are also artificial props. They can give us… Active
- The ability to retain a child's view of the world with at the same time a mature understanding of what it means to retain it,… Ability
- The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. Adult
- The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities and… Able
- ....a good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about… Aware
- Sometimes it feels like I'm thinking against the wind. Feels Like
- All books will become light in proportion as you find light in them. All
- The tragedy of being both rational and animal seems to consist in having to choose between duty and desire rather than in making any particular… Animal
- If you ask a living teacher a question, he will probably answer you. If you are puzzled by what he says, you can save yourself… Analysis
- The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks. Cannot Express
- A good book deserves an active reading. The activity of reading does not stop with the work of understanding what a book says. It must… Active
- To agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent. Agree
- ... The person who, at any stage of a conversation, disagrees, should at least hope to reach agreement in the end. He should be as… Agreement
- The great authors were great readers, and one way to understand them is to read the books they read. Authors
- Imaginative literature primarily pleases rather than teaches. It is much easier to be pleased than taught, but much harder to know why one is pleased.… Analyze
- If your friend wishes to read your 'Plutarch's Lives,' 'Shakespeare,' or 'The Federalist Papers,' tell him gently but firmly, to buy a copy. You will… Book
- Books are absent teachers. Absent
- If you are reading in order to become a better reader, you cannot read just any book or article. You will not improve as a… All
- ... always keep in mind that an article of faith is not something that the faithful assume. Faith, for those who have it, is the… Always Keep