Quotes by Mortimer Adler

“One of the embarrassing problems for the early nineteenth-century champions of the Christian faith was that not one of the first six Presidents of the United States was an orthodox Christian.”

“The trouble with born again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around”

“There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. [It is] when they are in love and reading a love letter.”

“Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself”

“You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.”

“The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesnt contain a single idea.”

“Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.”

“Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity”

Love without conversation is impossible.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is Gods love and the love of God.

The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

One of the embarrassing problems for the early nineteenth-century champions of the Christian faith was that not one of the first six Presidents of the United States was an orthodox Christian.

Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity.

Aristotle uses a mothers love for her child as the prime example of love or friendship.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

Ultimately, we wish the joy of perfect union with the person we love.

Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.

Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.