Ernest Renan (Joseph Ernest Renan) Quotes
The virtue of man is, in a word, the great proof of God.
Ernest Renan
Quotes to Explore
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Every virtue is a mean between two extremes, each of which is a vice.
Aristotle
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In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done, but rather the doing of it. It is not enough to know about Virtue, then, but we must endeavor to possess it, and to use it, or to take any other steps that may make.
Aristotle
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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Aristotle
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Let us be well persuaded that everyone of us possesses happiness in proportion to his virtue and wisdom, and according as he acts in obedience to their suggestion.
Aristotle
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For we are inquiring not in order to know what virtue is, but in order to become good, since otherwise our inquiry would have been of no use.
Aristotle
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The life of theoretical philosophy is the best and happiest a man can lead. Few men are capable of it and then only intermittently. For the rest there is a second-best way of life, that of moral virtue and practical wisdom.
Aristotle
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Of taking what life gave her, she should take what she wanted from life.
Brenda Novak
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Love, the poet said, is woman's whole existence.
Virginia Woolf
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I do think it's important that we experiment with new vocabularies. That new words help us conceptualize our social existence in a different way.
Judith Butler
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In other words: If an organism is stuck in survival mode, its energies are focused on fighting off unseen enemies, which leaves no room for nurture, care, and love. For us humans, it means that as long as the mind is defending itself against invisible assaults, our closest bonds are threatened, along with our ability to imagine, plan, play, learn, and pay attention to other people’s needs.
Bessel van der Kolk
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The virtue of man is, in a word, the great proof of God.
Ernest Renan
