Quotes for All
The type of mind that can understand good fiction is not necessarily the educated mind, but it is at all times the kind of mind that is willing to have its sense of mystery deepened by contact with reality, and its sense of reality deepened by contact with mystery. Flannery O’Connor
An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages. Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible. Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to expect that amount of exactness which the nature of the particular subject admits. It is equally unreasonable to accept merely probable conclusions from a mathematician and to demand strict demonstration from an orator. Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Aristotle
Style, in its finest sense, is the last acquirement of the educated mind; it is also the most useful. It pervades the whole being. Alfred North Whitehead