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Category Archive: December 17

John Greenleaf Whittier Quote: “Peace hath higher tests of manhood…”

Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.

September 6, 2021 1807, American, December 17, John Greenleaf Whittier, Quotes by Poets

Penelope Fitzgerald Quote: “However, no two people see the…”

However, no two people see the external world in exactly the same way. To every separate person a thing is what he thinks it is – in other words, not a thing, but a think.

August 18, 2021 1916, December 17, English, Penelope Fitzgerald, Quotes by Poets

Sylvia Ashton-Warner Quote: “I’ve got to relearn what I…”

I’ve got to relearn what I was supposed to have learned.

August 13, 2021 1908, December 17, New Zealander, Quotes by Educators, Sylvia Ashton-Warner

Hu Shih Quote: “It is only through contact and…”

It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the various cultural elements can be clearly and critically seen and understood.

August 7, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Sylvia Ashton-Warner Quote: “I am inclined to think that…”

I am inclined to think that eating is a private thing and should be done alone, like other bodily functions.

July 29, 2021 1908, December 17, New Zealander, Quotes by Educators, Sylvia Ashton-Warner

John Greenleaf Whittier Quote: “God’s colors all are fast….”

God’s colors all are fast.

July 7, 2021 1807, American, December 17, John Greenleaf Whittier, Quotes by Poets

John Greenleaf Whittier Quote: “One brave deed makes no hero….”

One brave deed makes no hero.

June 27, 2021 1807, American, December 17, John Greenleaf Whittier, Quotes by Poets

Penelope Fitzgerald Quote: “If they don’t depend on true…”

If they don’t depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.

June 9, 2021 1916, December 17, English, Penelope Fitzgerald, Quotes by Poets

Hu Shih Quote: “On July 26, 1916, I announced…”

On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people.

May 26, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “Only when we realize that there…”

Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.

May 16, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

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