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Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “In action a great heart is…”

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

September 16, 2020 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Kate Millett Quote: “A sexual revolution begins with the…”

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression.

September 11, 2020 1934, American, Kate Millett, Quotes by Activists, September 14

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “Our chief want is someone who…”

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

August 27, 2020 1803, American, May 25, Quotes by Poets, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hu Shih Quote: “Life and human society are the…”

Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.

August 22, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Charles Horton Cooley Quote: “To get away from one’s working…”

To get away from one’s working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one’s self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

July 11, 2020 1866, American, Charles Horton Cooley, Quotes by Sociologists

Don Marquis Quote: “The chief obstacle to the progress…”

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

July 9, 2020 1878, American, Don Marquis, July 29, Quotes by Poets

John Stuart Mill Quote: “The amount of eccentricity in a…”

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.

June 8, 2020 1806, English, John Stuart Mill, May 20, Quotes by Philosophers

Anna Howard Shaw Quote: “A gentleman opposed to their enfranchisement…”

A gentleman opposed to their enfranchisement once said to me, women have never produced anything of any value to the world. I told him the chief product of the women had been the men, and left it to him to decide whether the product was of any value.

May 15, 2020 1847, American, Anna Howard Shaw, February 14, Quotes by Activists

Wallace Stevens Quote: “One’s ignorance is one’s chief asset….”

One’s ignorance is one’s chief asset.

April 27, 2020 1879, American, October 2, Quotes by Poets, Wallace Stevens

Khalil Gibran Quote: “Of life’s two chief prizes, beauty…”

Of life’s two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer’s hand.

April 23, 2020 1883, January 6, Khalil Gibran, Lebanese, Quotes by Poets

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