“A well-proportioned mind is one which shows no
particular bias; one of which we may safely say that it will never cause its
owner to be confined as a madman, tortured as a heretic, or crucified as a
blasphemer. Also, on the other hand, that it will never cause him to be
applauded as a prophet, revered as a priest, or exalted as a king. Its usual
blessings are happiness and mediocrity.” —British novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928),
The Return of the Native (1878)
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Quote of the Day (Thomas Hardy, on a ‘Well-Proportioned Mind’)
“A well-proportioned mind is one which shows no
particular bias; one of which we may safely say that it will never cause its
owner to be confined as a madman, tortured as a heretic, or crucified as a
blasphemer. Also, on the other hand, that it will never cause him to be
applauded as a prophet, revered as a priest, or exalted as a king. Its usual
blessings are happiness and mediocrity.” —British novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928),
The Return of the Native (1878)
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