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Charles de Montesquieu Quote: “Author: A fool who, not content…”

Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.

October 21, 2021 1689, Charles de Montesquieu, French, January 18, Quotes by Philosophers

Octavio Paz Quote: “Poetry, whatever the manifest content of…”

Poetry, whatever the manifest content of the poem, is always a violation of the rationalism and morality of bourgeois society.

August 12, 2021 1914, March 31, Mexican, Octavio Paz, Quotes by Poets

Simon Armitage Quote: “I’d never really been content with…”

I’d never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. I’ve always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books.

July 13, 2021 1963, British, May 26, Quotes by Poets, Simon Armitage

Alexander Pope Quote: “Virtue she finds too painful an…”

Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.

July 13, 2021 1688, Alexander Pope, English, May 21, Quotes by Poets

Socrates Quote: “He is richest who is content…”

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

July 11, 2021 469 BC, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers, Socrates

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote: “I look to a day when…”

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

July 4, 2021 1929, American, January 15, Jr., Martin Luther King, Quotes by Leaders

Phillip E. Johnson Quote: “Evolutionary biologists are not content merely…”

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They aspire to answer a much broader question-which is how complex organisms like birds, and flowers, and human beings came into existence in the first place.

June 8, 2021 1940, American, Phillip E. Johnson, Quotes by Educators

John Crowe Ransom Quote: “Or he can work it out…”

Or he can work it out as a metrical and formal exercise, but he will be disappointed in its content. The New Year’s prospect fairly chills his daunting breast.

June 1, 2021 1888, American, April 30, John Crowe Ransom, Quotes by Poets

Desiderius Erasmus Quote: “What difference is there, do you…”

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato’s cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don’t know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

May 22, 2021 1466, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, October 26, Quotes by Philosophers

Plato Quote: “The greatest wealth is to live…”

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

April 29, 2021 427 BC, Greek, Plato, Quotes by Philosophers

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