Quotes by John Sterling

John Sterling

Scottish author

Lived from: 1938 -

Born: 4 july 1938

  • Man is a substance clad in shadows.
  • The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.

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  • Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will.
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  • Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.
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  • Man is a substance clad in shadows.
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  • Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.
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  • The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.
    Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert (1848) p.184
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  • There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies.
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  • Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it.
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What are the most famous quotes from John Sterling?

The two most famous quotes from John Sterling are:

  • "Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will."
  • "Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness."

When did John Sterling live?

John Sterling was born in 1938.