A friend gave me a copy of John Robert Colombo’s book of Canadian quotations, Famous Lasting Words. I am so upset because I’m supposed to be writing and I never read anyone’s books during this process. But I cannot stop reading this awesome book of Canadian quotes and additional observations made by non-Canadians about life in this country. It’s actually addicting. What a genius, Mr Colombo is! He has a topic, for example Belief, and then famous quotes such as Goldwin Smith who said ‘Agnosticism is right, if it is a counsel of honesty, but ought not to be heard if it is a counsel of despair’, c1897. Or, Albert Einstein’s quote – ‘Tell the students of the University of Toronto from me, simple, but perhaps helpful to some, I say to them: Be above mere authority in matters of the mind; they must, in the last analysis, follow their own judgment – their own feeling of truth. I tell those students this – they must profess no belief without conviction. To conform, means often death; to non-conform – in this is often life, often life eternal’, c1934. You’ve got to buy a copy and keep it close by to read and feel connected to learn about our wonderful Canadian history, politics, personalities, traditions, and country! I love it! Thank you to my friend. 🙂
I couldn’t resist commenting. Very well written!