Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity. Mortimer Adler activityarduousform Change image and share on social
In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names. Mortimer Adler adjectiveancientdistinct Change image and share on social
There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter. Mortimer Adler effortletterlove Change image and share on social
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. Mortimer Adler bodycontinuegrow Change image and share on social
You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think. Mortimer Adler amountmindoccur 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
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
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind. Mortimer Adler avoiddutymake 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
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
