Quotes by Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio

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Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When i — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
[T]he concern of man is not his future but his present, not the world but his soul. We must be just, we must strive, we — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
She had lost herself in this old work, her personality dissolving into it, so that she had been set free. The immortalit — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public servi — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Manlius ... took care in his invitations, actively sought to exclude from his circle crude and vulgar men like Caius Val — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the ab — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
I have brought peace to this land, and security," he began."And what of your soul, when you use the cleverness of argume — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Considering he was neither priest nor scholar, the young man gave sensible, thoughtful replies -- the more so, perhaps, — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Olivier took a deep breath, then turned and bowed in farewell. Gersonides nodded in return, then thought of something."T — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
[H]e initially conceived of Olivier as a man of the greatest promise destroyed by a fatal flaw, the unreasoning passion — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Do you know, the only people I can have a conversation with are the Jews? At least when they quote scripture at you they — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis alone, an — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Caius was one of those who gloried in his ignorance, called his lack of letters purity, scorned any subtlety of thought — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
And here was the moment. The end of it all, for civilization was merely another name for friendship, and friendship was — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
Odd, don't you think? I have seen war, and invasions and riots. I have heard of massacres and brutalities beyond imagini — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
He had volunteered early, rather than waiting to be conscripted, for he felt a duty and an obligation to serve, and beli — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
His idleness was his refuge, and in this he was like many others in [occupied] France in that period; laziness became po — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio