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Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Desire is the very essence of…”

Desire is the very essence of man.

October 22, 2021 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

Giordano Bruno Quote: “Every soul and spirit has some…”

Every soul and spirit has some degree of continuity with the universal spirit, which is recognized to be located not only where the individual soul lives and perceives, but also to be spread out everywhere in its essence and substance, as many Platonists and Pythagoreans have taught.

October 20, 2021 1548, Giordano Bruno, Italian, Quotes by Philosophers

Benjamin Tucker Quote: “The essence of government is control…”

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

September 25, 2021 1854, American, April 17, Benjamin Tucker, Quotes by Activists

Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote: “The essence of man is, discontent…”

The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved, the ache we feel in a member we no longer have.

September 20, 2021 1883, Jose Ortega y Gasset, May 9, Quotes by Philosophers, Spanish

Epictetus Quote: “The essence of philosophy is that…”

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

August 3, 2021 55, Epictetus, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

James Anthony Froude Quote: “The essence of greatness is neglect…”

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

July 27, 2021 1818, April 23, English, James Anthony Froude, Quotes by Historians

Louis MacNeice Quote: “Good poets have written in order…”

Good poets have written in order to describe something or to preach something – with their eye on the object or the end. The essence of the poetry does not lie in the thing described or in the message imparted but in the resulting concrete unity, the poem.

April 20, 2021 1907, British, Louis MacNeice, Quotes by Poets, September 12

Thomas Carlyle Quote: “True humor springs not more from…”

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.

April 3, 2021 1795, December 4, Quotes by Philosophers, Scottish, Thomas Carlyle

Kate Millett Quote: “Politics is repetition. It is not…”

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being.

March 26, 2021 1934, American, Kate Millett, Quotes by Activists, September 14

Michael Porter Quote: “The essence of strategy is that…”

The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.

March 14, 2021 1947, American, Michael Porter, Quotes by Educators

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