Quote of François Fénelon - Antisthenes used to say that the...
Biography - François Fénelon:
François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon. French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
Born: 1651 - Died: 1715
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1651 - Died: 1715
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
Antisthenes used to say that the most useful science was to unlearn evil.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about science:
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature.
Quotes for: evil
The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
François Fénelon also said...
Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.
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