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For an Apple is in it self a little Universe; the Seed, hotter than the other parts thereof, is its Sun, which diffuses about it… — Cyrano de Bergerac
It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. — Alfred Adler
Some other faculty than the intellect is necessary for the apprehension of reality. — Henri Bergson
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather… — Milton Berle
Man knows much more than he understands. — Alfred Adler
The psychology of a complex mind must differ almost as much from that of a simple, mechanized mind as its psychology would from ours; because… — John Desmond Bernal
As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no… — John Desmond Bernal
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before. — Leonard Bernstein
It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there is also some impulse to… — Mortimer Adler
The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the… — Daniel Berrigan
I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that. — Halle Berry
If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than… — Mortimer Adler
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer… — Wendell Berry
Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. — Wendell Berry
If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to an… — Wendell Berry
Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. But no such societies have ever existed on earth. — Mortimer Adler
I find the selectivity of erotic love - the choice of this man or this woman - much more intelligible if liking the person is… — Mortimer Adler
A prophet is always much wider than his followers, much more liberal than those who label themselves with his name. — Annie Besant
There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It… — Mortimer Adler

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