All practical teachers know that education is a patient process of mastery of details, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.
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True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True courage stems from moral strength and rational thought rather than sheer brute force.
This quote emphasizes that genuine courage is defined not by physical strength or aggression, but by a steadfast commitment to ethical principles and rational decision-making. It suggests that the most admirable form of bravery is the one that stems from inner virtue and the ability to think critically in the face of challenges.
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In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about overcoming adversity, one might say, 'As Alfred North Whitehead said, true courage is the firm resolve of virtue and reason.'
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The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.
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As society is now constituted, a literal adherence to the moral precepts scattered throughout the Gospels would mean sudden death.
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I consider Christianity to be one of the great disasters of the human race... It would be impossible to imagine anything more un - Christianlike than theology.
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Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much closer to the truth. The basis of growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasurable intellectual curiosity.
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