The Truly Great Books Are

Sin Is Not Only Manifested In Certain Acts That Are Forbidden By Divine Command. Sin Also Appears In Attitudes And Dispositions And Feelings. Lust And Hate Are Sins As Well As Adultery And Murder. And, In The Traditional Christian View, Despair And Chronic Boredom - Unaccompanied By Any Vicious Act - Are Serious Sins. They Are Expressions Of Man's Separation From God, As The Ultimate Good, Meaning, And End Of Human Existence.

Unless We Love And Are Loved, Each Of Us Is Alone, Each Of Us Is Deeply Lonely.

The Ultimate End Of Education Is Happiness Or A Good Human Life, A Life Enriched By The Possession Of Every Kind Of Good, By The Enjoyment Of Every Type Of Satisfaction.

Freud's View Is That All Love Is Sexual In Its Origin Or Its Basis. Even Those Loves Which Do Not Appear To Be Sexual Or Erotic Have A Sexual Root Or Core. They Are All Sublimations Of The Sexual Instinct.

If You Ask A Living Teacher A Question, He Will Probably Answer You. If You Are Puzzled By What He Says, You Can Save Yourself The Trouble Of Thinking By Asking Him What He Means. If, However, You Ask A Book A Question, You Must Answer It Yourself. In This Respect A Book Is Like Nature Or The World. When You Question It, It Answers You Only To The Extent That You Do The Work Of Thinking An Analysis Yourself.