“Even
early on, as they enter the first phase of their lives as thinkers, they’ll
have one of the greatest satisfactions a human being can have: They won’t lie.
They’ll follow Socrates, and they’ll look out at the world, and with whatever
mix of irony and sweetness and exasperation, they will describe it as it is to
them. When others trim and sidestep, they will have the satisfaction of voicing
honest perceptions.” —Mark Edmundson, on heroes of “serious thought,” in Self and Soul: A Defense of Ideals (2015)
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Sunday, June 26, 2016
Quote of the Day (Mark Edmundson, on Heroes of ‘Serious Thought’)
“Even
early on, as they enter the first phase of their lives as thinkers, they’ll
have one of the greatest satisfactions a human being can have: They won’t lie.
They’ll follow Socrates, and they’ll look out at the world, and with whatever
mix of irony and sweetness and exasperation, they will describe it as it is to
them. When others trim and sidestep, they will have the satisfaction of voicing
honest perceptions.” —Mark Edmundson, on heroes of “serious thought,” in Self and Soul: A Defense of Ideals (2015)
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Quote of the Day (Mark Edmundson, on How the Saint Lives)
“The
saint seeks a life full of meaningful compassion. The acquisition of goods, the
piling up of wealth, only serves to draw force from his proper pursuit. The
saint lives — or tries to live — beyond desire. The saint lives for hope.” —Mark
Edmundson, Self and Soul: A Defense of Ideals (2015)
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