The tragedy of being both rational and animal seems to consist in having to choose between duty and desire rather than in making any particular choice

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

A good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about life. You become wiser.

In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names.

Not to engage in this pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.

If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess.

Political democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality for all. Men cannot exercise freedom in the political sphere when they are deprived of it in the economic sphere.