Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
Wendell PhillipsRead
Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
Interpretation
Truth is constant and unchanging, while opinions are subjective and influenced by personal feelings.
This quote by Wendell Phillips emphasizes the distinction between absolute truth and subjective opinion. It suggests that while truth remains constant and unaltered, opinions are shaped by individual experiences, emotions, and perspectives. Therefore, what one person considers true may be distorted by their personal biases and moods, highlighting the complexity of understanding and interpreting reality.
In practice
During a debate about social issues, this quote can be used to explain the importance of understanding different viewpoints.
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
Organize, and stand together. Claim something together, and at once; let the nation hear a united demand from the laboring voice, and then, when you have got that, go on after another; but get something.
Write on my gravestone: 'Infidel, Traitor.', infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.
On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations.
I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table; indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.'; They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason; they just love.
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable.
If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on.
When one illusion vanishes, another shall appear, and, still leading me forward towards an horizon that retreats as I advance, the happy prospect of futurity shall vanish only with my existence.
If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?
God made a beauteous garden With lovely flowers strown, But one straight, narrow pathway That was not overgrown. And to this beauteous garden He brought mankind to live, And said "To you, my children, These lovely flowers I give. Prune ye my vines and fig trees, With care my flowers tend, But keep the pathway open Your home is at the end." God's Garden
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