Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.
Will DurantRead
Knowledge that does not generate achievement is a pale and bloodless thing, unworthy of mankind.
Interpretation
Knowledge that doesn't lead to action or achievement is meaningless.
This quote by Will Durant emphasizes the importance of applying knowledge to create tangible results. Merely acquiring information without using it to achieve goals or contribute to humanity diminishes its value, rendering it 'pale and bloodless.' In essence, knowledge must be coupled with action to be truly significant and worthy of human potential.
In practice
A speaker at a graduation ceremony might use this quote to inspire graduates to apply their education.
Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.
The greatest question of our time is not communism vs. individualism, not Europe vs. America, not even the East vs. the West; it is whether men can bear to live without God.
If we have never been amazed by the very fact that we exist, we are squandering the greatest fact of all.
Philosophy is harmonized knowledge making a harmonious life; it is the self-discipline which lifts us to serenity and freedom. Knowledge is power, but only wisdom is liberty.
If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal pride.
When liberty destroys order the hunger for order will destroy liberty.
It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.
In the end I do respond to my own instincts. Sometimes they're successful, and obviously sometimes they're not. But you have to, I think, remain true to what you believe in.
We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.
When you're all alone out there, on the end of the typewriter, with each new story a new appraisal by the world of whether you can still get it up or not, arrogance and self-esteem and deep breathing are all you have. It often looks like egomania. I assure you it's the bold coverup of the absolutely terrified.
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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