Quotes about Chronological snobbery

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I fear that we live in an ahistorical age in which we believe that we are so wise that we no longer need the lessons of — J. Rufus Fears, Books That Have Made History: Books That Can Change Your Life
We often hear about stepping outside ourselves, but rarely about stepping outside our generation. — Criss Jami, Killosophy
I am not convinced within myself that to its core and as a whole, humanity has, as some like to assume, progressed a gre — Criss Jami
I respect traditional people - they have the eyes which see value in the tarnished. This is a gift in itself. Tradition — Criss Jami, Healology
Every new generation believes its own period to be absolutely superior intellectually - greater than all past cultures y — Criss Jami, Healology
Another factor that seems to me to be equally important is the great myth and rationale of 'the modern,' that it places — Marilynne Robinson, Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
Lewis had experienced more trauma than most of his modern readers ever will. — Alister E. McGrath, If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life
A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don't like the new way sim — Criss Jami, Killosophy
If you assume that the new - and simply because it's new - is always to be better than the old, chances are you've never — Criss Jami, Healology