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Mortimer Adler Quotes: Not to engage in this pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
         

Not to engage in this pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.


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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.

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.



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A good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about life. You become wiser.



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To agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.



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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.



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Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.





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