Sep 21, 2022 | Wednesday Quotes
“…from enjoying the imitation, they come to enjoy the reality.” Socrates, in Plato’s Republic If Socrates is correct then we have in music a remarkable opportunity to expand our souls. We also have the danger of deforming them. Reading good books is an...
Sep 14, 2022 | Wednesday Quotes
“Nature, as we often say, makes nothing in vain.” Aristotle, Politics “Can you deny that a woman is by nature very different from a man?” Plato, Republic It is not surprising that the most controversial, and personally challenging, moral issues of our day touch...
Sep 7, 2022 | Man of the Household, Wednesday Quotes
“The household is the association established by nature for the supply of man’s everyday wants.” Aristotle, Politics Experience shows that changes that happen slowly can go almost unnoticed, even when they have significant negative consequences....
Aug 31, 2022 | Wednesday Quotes
“If he should try to indict me, I think I would find his weak spots and the talk in court would be about him rather than about me.” Plato, Euthyphro “The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.” Proverbs One reason to read great works is the...
Aug 24, 2022 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“…while, from a very small piece of ground, a large part of the food of a considerable family may be raised, the very act of raising it will be the best possible foundation of education of the children of the laborer.” William Cobbett, Cottage Economy (1824) One...
Aug 17, 2022 | Man of the Household, Wednesday Quotes
“Fasting is the guardian of chastity.” Thomas Aquinas We have a problem with the marital act. Please allow me to speak frankly. Many engage in it who should not. Even for many who are married, intimacy is not what it can and should be. And these two facts only begin...
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