Wisdom Quotes · Page 81

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“Ah, Moon of my Delight who know'st no wane, The Moon of Heav'n is rising once again: How oft hereafter rising shall she look Through this same Garden after me — in vain!”

— Omar Khayyam

“Form may then be defined as the operation of forces that carry the experience of an event, object, scene, and situation to its own integral fulfillment.”

— John Dewey

“When there is genuine artistry in scientific inquiry and philosophic speculation, a thinker proceeds neither by rule nor yet blindly, but by means of meaning that exist…”

— John Dewey

“All the cases in which means and ends are external to one another are non-esthetic.”

— John Dewey

“What are books but folly, and what is an education but an arrant hypocrisy, and what is art but a curse when they touch not the heart and impel it not to action?”

— Louis Sullivan

“If I can do no more, let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“I am angry nearly every day of my life, but I have learned not to show it; and I still try to hope not to feel it, though it may take me another forty years to do it.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say no when they mean yes, and drive a man out of his wits just for the fun of it.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“Those are not rogue nations behaving irresponsibly. They are allies, no less moral than we are.”

— Christopher Reeve

“There is something about a mass of human beings. There's always an edge in a crowd. Always.”

— J.K. Rowling

“The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday — no matter what happened Tuesday.”

— Stephen Colbert

“You know what I hate about people who criticize you? They criticize what you say, but they never give you credit for how loud you say it. Or how long you say it.”

— Stephen Colbert