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Men Quotes by Iain Pears
- For men are held above their fellows by the gossamer of reputation, which is so soft and fragile a breath can blow it away.
- Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin,…
- Manlius ... took care in his invitations, actively sought to exclude from his circle crude and vulgar men like Caius Valerius. But they were all…
- [Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the…
- Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy…
- Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When it sees the irrationality…
- The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of reasons, and that…
- In my small way, I preserved and catalogued, and dipped into the vast ocean of learning that awaited, knowing all the time that the life…
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