Mortimer Jerome Adler quotes and words of wisdom

"Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself."
Found in the topic Self.

"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."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life."
Found in the topic Reactionaries.

"Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of men."
Found in the topic Idea.

"In Aristotelian terms, the good leader must have ethos, pathos and logos. The ethos is his moral character, the source of his ability to persuade. The pathos is his ability to touch feelings to move people emotionally. The logos is his ability to give solid reasons for an action, to move people intellectually."
Found in the topic Leadership.

Interesting Quotes

Rest in peace. The mistake shall not be repeated.Cenotaph in Hiroshima

In the long run, we are all dead.John Maynard Keynes - English economist (1883 - 1946)