#you

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#bookshelves #burning #him #luther #may

What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop. ↗

— Bono

#age #between #closed #digital #doing

The less you know, the more you believe. ↗

— Bono

#know #less #more #you

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. ↗

— Bono

#allied #bend #bit #detached #dream

Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another. ↗

— Bono

#books #dunno #ever #gift #give

By what right do you refuse to accept the vote of a citizen of the United States? ↗

— Victoria Woodhull

#citizen #refuse #right #states #united

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#cave #content #difference #emerged #images

Don't give your advice before you are called upon. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#before #called #give #upon #you

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#everybody #hates #head #old #prodigy

To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible; to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#almost #anchor #becomes #feel #future