You I admire as being more, - much more - a man, and more believer too, than half the canting orthodox.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author values genuine belief and character over empty religious conformity.
- In plain terms
- Real belief matters more than following orthodox rules.
- What can you take from it?
- Sincerity is more valuable than performative correctness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is sincerity more important than correctness?
- What defines a true believer?
Another view
The quote is very brief and lacks context about who is being addressed.
More from Giordano Bruno
He was drawn to the centers of learning to announce his startling philosophy; from most he was curtly expelled... He was contradictory, capricious, often insuf…
Permalink to quote #61 In 1584, twenty-five years before Galileo lifted a telescope, Bruno took the Copernican hypothesis to the outrageous new conclusion that the sun is merely one …
Permalink to quote #60 'History has not yet registered a stable appraisal for Giordano Bruno' writes Giorgio de Santillana in The Age of Adventure. Perceptions of Bruno were volatile…
Permalink to quote #59
Related quotes
I'm looking for the teacher who is unaffected enough to be great, and great enough to be unaffected.
Joseph GoebbelsJoseph Goebbels quote #7 'You I admire as being more, -much more -a man, and more believer too, than half the canting orthodox.'
Morris WestMorris West quote #8 Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.
William CobbettWilliam Cobbett quote #19