"The young do not demand omniscience. They know……" — Gilbert Highet
"The young do not demand omniscience. They know it is unattainable. They do demand sincerity."
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Gilbert Highet
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31 Quotes by Gilbert Highet
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Wherever there are beginners and experts, old and young, there is some kind of learning going on, some kind of…
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These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
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The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They find one single explanation of the…
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A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.
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What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise…
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Many people have played themselves to death. Many people have eaten and drunk themselves to death. Nobody ever thought himself…
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These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out…
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The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to…
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The chief aim of education is to show you, after you make a livelihood, how to enjoy living; and you…
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A good teacher is a determined person
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The Sonnets of Shakespeare have the fascination of an autobiography, without its clarity. It is like reading an important document…
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I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by…
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I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.
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Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they…
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Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of…
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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
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Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always…
— Roger Babson
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Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of…
— Lord Acton
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Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the…
— Honore de Balzac
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Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in…
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Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only…
— Albert Bandura
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Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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