"Ultimately there can be no disagreement between history,……" — Mortimer Adler
"Ultimately there can be no disagreement between history, science, philosophy, and theology. Where there is disagreement, there is either ignorance or error."
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87 Quotes by Mortimer Adler
Mortimer Adler has 87 quotes on this site.
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Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically…
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One of the aims of sexual union is procreation - the creation by reproduction of an image of itself, of…
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Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other.…
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Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.
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It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there…
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When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to…
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Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.
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We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we…
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You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things…
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If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the…
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Love without conversation is impossible.
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Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
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More Disagreement Quotes
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Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way.
— Donald L. Carcieri
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In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
— Dalai Lama
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Just as war is freedom's cost, disagreement is freedom's privilege.
— William J. Clinton
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Death is but a transition from this life to another existence where there is no more pain and anguish. All…
— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or…
— Colin Powell
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The Wisdom is old, the Koran is old, the Bible is old. Disagreements? Work 'em out.
— Paul Simon
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If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations-then so…
— Arthur Eddington
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
— Al-Ghazali
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If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of…
— Nicholas Stern
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The misconception that there is serious disagreement among scientists about global warming is actually an illusion that has been deliberately…
— Al Gore
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Contention, especially violence, is not the way to deal with our problems. Unfortunately, television, videos, movies, and electronic games teach…
— Unknown Author
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It is not surprising that honest and well-informed experts can disagree about facts. But beyond the disagreement about facts, there…
— Freeman Dyson
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