Quotes
Mortimer J. Adler
The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.
Mortimer J. Adler
The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn't contain a single idea.
Mortimer J. Adler
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
Mortimer J. Adler
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.
Mortimer J. Adler
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
Mortimer J. Adler
The need for love is one of the deepest needs in human nature, because we are by nature social. But we are social persons, not social animals. Hence we cannot be satisfied, as the gregarious animals are, simply by herding together, simply by being useful to another, or simply by the pleasures of bodily contact.
Mortimer J. Adler
The most basic psychological distinction is in the sphere of our mental acts and in our overt behavior and is made by the line that divides the cognitive from the appetitive. Our desires and emotions or passions belong on the appetitive side of that line; our acts of knowing, understanding, and thinking on the cognitive side.
Mortimer J. Adler
The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God's love and the love of God.
Mortimer J. Adler
The Greeks and Romans had different names for the different kinds of love. The Greeks used the word eros and the Romans used the word amor for the kind of love we call erotic, amorous, or sexual.
Mortimer J. Adler
Proper self-love is inseparable from the true love of another. In fact, it is its basis and measure. It is the second precept of charity. The mutuality of love arises from loving in ourselves the same excellence we love in others. Without amour-propre or proper self-respect, true love would be impossible.