Luizza Meirelles Quotes & Sayings

This Aristotle knew definitely: the truth has the power to force or constrain men, all men alike, whether it be the great Parmenides and the great Alexander or Parmenides' unknown slave and the least of Alexander's stable-men — Lev Shestov

People do not naturally become morally excellent or practically wise. They become so, if at all, only as the result of lifelong personal and community effort. — Aristotle.

No matter how well-meaning your intention, doing too much is not always an act of love but of sabotage. — Judith Orloff

The woman tried to teach Winnet her language, and Winnet learned the words but not the language. — Jeanette Winterson

A paradox is a seeming contradiction, always demanding a change on the side of the observer. If we look at almost all things honestly we see everything has a character of paradox to it. Everything, including ourselves. — Richard Rohr

I have come to believe that if there is one shape that reaches out to all of us, it is the dome. That is where all the distinctions disappear and every single sound, whether of joy or sorrow, merges into one huge silence of all-encompassing love. When I think of the world this way, I feel dazed and disoriented, and cannot tell any longer where the future begins and the past ends, where the West falls and the East rises. — Elif Shafak

Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle.

I toned down my accent at school; otherwise, people would pick on me. — Michelle Ryan

It's still a mystery to me, but even though my mother was like an older sister to me, I kind of put her up on a pedestal. — Steven Spielberg

Artistic inspiration ignores the law of supply and demand. — Mason Cooley

A cat can make you feel well rested when you're tired or turn a rage into a calm just by sitting on your lap. His very nearness is a healing song. — Shannon Hale

Learning is a profoundly important part of what makes us human. It is also something Good Old-Fashioned AI struggled with. The — Luke Dormehl

The beauty of images lies behind things, the beauty of ideas in front of them. — Marcel Proust

The most important lesson to learn about devil's advocacy isn't the need for a formal contrarian position; it's the need to interpret criticism as a noble function. An effective promotor fidei is not a token argumentative smarty-pants; it's someone who deeply respects the Catholic Church and is trying to defend the faith by surfacing contrary arguments in situations where skepticism is unlikely to surface naturally. — Chip Heath