Graham Greene on thinking

When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity⁠— that was a quality God’s image carried with it.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

Cynicism is cheap⁠—you can buy it at any Monoprix store⁠—it’s built into all poor-quality goods.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Eleanor Roosevelt1884–1962

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle384–322 BC

• Education
• Ideas

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

Confucius551–479 BC

• Education