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
We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others. Mortimer Adler altruisticconcernexclusively Change image and share on social
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 Adler educationendenjoyment Change image and share on social
Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared. Mortimer Adler conjugaldesiredisappear Change image and share on social
One of the aims of sexual union is procreation - the creation by reproduction of an image of itself, of the union. Mortimer Adler aimcreationimage 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
We acknowledge but one motive - to follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may lead us; but in our heart of hearts we are well assured that the truth which has made us free, will in the end make us glad also. Mortimer Adler acknowledgeassureend 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
Work is toil: what one does only to earn a living. If it gives pleasure, it is leisure. Mortimer Adler earnleisurelive Change image and share on social
