I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
Baron De MontesquieuRead
With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Moral truths must resonate emotionally, not just logically.
This quote by Baron De Montesquieu highlights the importance of not only presenting moral truths in a convincing way but also ensuring that they evoke a genuine emotional response. It suggests that for moral ideas to truly resonate and influence behavior, they must be felt deeply on an emotional level, rather than just understood intellectually.
Themes
MoralTruthEmotionConvincingPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about ethical leadership, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of emotional intelligence.
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