Promoting enlightening quotes
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In an essay “dramatic poesy,” John Dryden mentions that “every age has a kind of universal genius which inclines those that live into some particular studies; the work then being pushed on by many hands, must of necessity go forward” (Dryden, 1894). He tells us that everyone is intelligent, but your intelligence depends on how you work on it. It would help if you pushed hard for your better
John Locke, in ”Human understanding,” says that “no man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience”( Locke, 1948) says that for you to have much knowledge about something, you have practiced it. A good example is given when he talks about education and says that theoretical work you read in class is just knowledge; therefore, you have to do it practically to be good at it. We must have the experience, or else whatever we know is not important.
Thomas Jefferson, “The declaration of independence,” states that “all men are created equal”( Jefferson,.1952). Therefore, everyone has a right to be happy, defend their life, possessing and protecting their property. For this to happen, he says that we don’t have to have one person to dictate to others what to do or restrict others from doing what they like.
Thomas Paine’s “common sense” says that “time makes more converts than reason” (Paine, 2003), which means that whatever we expect, we might be getting it wrong, and it comes the hard part, and some people want to give up. He tells us that glory is upon those who don’t give up.
Edmund Burke” on empire, liberty, and reform” states that” whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods”( Burke, 2000), which means that there is no one who knows everything so we should not judge others as we can never be perfect.
William Wordsworth “come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher” (Wordsworth, 2000), which meant that you don’t have to stress yourself so much on things you don’t understand. We need to take it easy in life.
William Cowper’s “knowledge and wisdom” states that” knowledge dwells in heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own” (Cowper, 1978), which means that getting instructions or ideas from people is just knowledge but when you think on your own and come up with solutions that is wisdom. We should be thinking outside the box in life.
References
Dryden, J. (1894). An essay of dramatic poesy. Clarendon Press.
Locke, J. (1948). An essay concerning human understanding, 1690.
Jefferson, T. (1952). The declaration of independence. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Paine, T. (2003). Common Sense, The Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine. Penguin.
Burke, E., & Bromwich, D. (2000). On Empire, Liberty, and Reform.
Wordsworth, W. (2000). William Wordsworth: The Major Works. Oxford University Press, USA.
Cowper, W. (1978). Knowledge and wisdom. Pediatrics, 61(4), 555-555.