Francis Macdonald Cornford (1874-1943)
Francis Cornford was an English classical scholar and translator known for influential work on ancient philosophy, notably Plato, Parmenides, Thucydides, and ancient Greek religion. (F M Cornford Quotes)
“Cynicism is the besetting and venial fault of declining youth, and disillusionment its last illusion.”
F M Cornford
“I had a little dog and my dog was very small. Of all the treasures that were mine, I loved him most of all.”
F M Cornford
“Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.”
F M Cornford
“Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.”
F M Cornford
“The spirits of children are remote and wise.”
F M Cornford
“The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.”
F M Cornford
“There is only one argument for doing something; the rest are arguments for doing nothing.”
F M Cornford
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