Knowledge for its own sake was meaningless, its mere accumulation a waste of time. Knowledge must lead to understanding.
Moses FinleyFaction is the greatest evil and the most common danger. "Faction" is the conventional English translation of the Greek stasis, one of the most remarkable words to be found in any language.
Moses FinleyIt is a mark of civilised man that he seeks to understand his traditions, and to criticise them, not to swallow them whole.
Moses Finley