An educated person is one who, through the travail of his own life, has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture. Mortimer Adler assimilatecultureeducate Change image and share on social
Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable. Mortimer Adler admirableexcellenthonorable Change image and share on social
Being influential is not the mark of a great book. Mortimer Adler bookgreatinfluential Change image and share on social
Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is never based, as associations for utility or pleasure are, on a fair exchange. Mortimer Adler associationbaseconsist share on social
One of the embarrassing problems for the early nineteenth-century champions of the Christian faith was that not one of the first six Presidents of the United States was an orthodox Christian. Mortimer Adler centurychampionchristian Change image and share on social
Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. Mortimer Adler benevolentgenerouslove Change image and share on social
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. Mortimer Adler bookcasegood Change image and share on social
Aristotle uses a mother's love for her child as the prime example of love or friendship. Mortimer Adler aristotlechildfriendship Change image and share on social
Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. Mortimer Adler arbitraryemancipationfreedom Change image and share on social
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess. Mortimer Adler bookexpectgive Change image and share on social
