American - Philosopher | December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001
Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.
Mortimer Adler
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Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.
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The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
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An educated person is one who, through the travail of his own life, has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture.
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Being influential is not the mark of a great book.
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Leisure is not synonymous with time. Nor is it a noun. Leisure is a verb. I leisure. You leisure.
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Work is toil: what one does only to earn a living. If it gives pleasure, it is leisure.
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