Words of Wisdom — February 5, 2014

Adlai Stevenson on Redemption and Forgiveness

“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”- Adlai Stevenson (born on this date in 1900)

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“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”
– Adlai Stevenson (born on this date in 1900)

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Galileo on Using Your Head

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” – Galileo Galilei (born on this date in 1564)

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Lewis Carroll on the Impossible

“Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”- Lewis Carroll (born on this date in 1832)

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Virginia Woolf on Aging

“I don’t believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism.”- Virginia Woolf (born on this date in 1882)

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Umberto Eco on Belief

“When men stop believing in God, it isn’t that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything.”- Umberto Eco (born on this date in 1932)

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The Quotable Guy Debord

“Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.” ― Guy Debord (born on this date in 1931)

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