F. H. Bradley

F. H. Bradley
Francis Herbert Bradley OMwas a British idealist philosopher. His most important work was Appearance and Reality...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth30 January 1846
crazy men thinking
Up to a certain point every man is what he thinks he is.
struggle blow yield
The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.
sarcastic ideas mind
His mind is so open - so open that ideas simply pass through it.
reality goodness aspect
Religion is rather the attempt to express the complete reality of goodness through every aspect of our being.
suicide suicidal
But when one has ceased to have them, too often one cannot.
happiness secret admiration
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
men world knows
It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself.
acceptance self mind
The one self- knowledge worth having is to know one's own mind.