Let us have but one end in view, the welfare of humanity; and let us put aside all selfishness in consideration of language, nationality, or religion.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the common good over individual or group interests.
John Amos Comenius calls for unity among humanity by advocating for the collective welfare, urging individuals to set aside personal biases related to language, nationality, or religion. This message encourages a broader perspective that values human connection and compassion above divisive identities, fostering a sense of shared responsibility for the well-being of all.
In practice
In a speech about community service, one might quote this to inspire others to act selflessly.
The saying "He who teaches others, teaches himself" is very true, not only because constant repetition impresses a fact indelibly on the mind, but because the process of teaching itself gives deeper insight into the subject taught.
Let the main object... to seek and to find a method of instruction, by which teachers may teach less, but learners learn more.
The need for novelty is the characteristic of an alienated gorilla.
What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.
It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are called forth in human beings towards those who, having the power entirely to crush their earthly existence, voluntarily refrain from using that power.
No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot of time in your own head analysing what you think about things, and a philosophy comes.
The world rarely shrieks its meaning at you. It whispers, in private languages and obscure modalities, in arcane and quixotic imagery, through symbol systems in which every element has multiple meanings determined by juxtaposition.
It is only by enlarging the scope of one’s tastes and one’s fantasies, by sacrificing everything to pleasure, that the unfortunate individual called Man, thrown despite himself into this sad world, can succeed in gathering a few roses among life’s thorns
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