Quote by Allan Bloom
Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he w

Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now every high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy? – Allan Bloom

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There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech. – Allan Bloom

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Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise… specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine. – Allan Bloom

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parenting
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Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice. – Allan Bloom

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I dont want anything I dont deserve, but if they offer me more money, Im not stupid. – Antonio Banderas

It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don – Maya Angelou

Hanlons Razor:
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. – Anon.

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