Blessed is he who carries within himself a god and an ideal and who obeys it - an ideal of art, of science, or gospel virtues. Therein lie the springs of great thoughts and great actions; they all reflect light from the Infinite.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True greatness comes from living by a higher ideal, whether in art, science, or virtue, which connects human action to something infinite.
- In plain terms
- Follow a high ideal inside you, and it will guide your best thoughts and deeds.
- What can you take from it?
- Live by a higher standard to unlock great potential.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ideal guides your daily choices?
- How do you connect your work to something larger?
Another view
Not everyone has access to the same ideals or resources to pursue them.
More from Louis Pasteur
He who proclaims the existence of the Infinite, and none can avoid it - accumulates in that affirmation more of the supernatural than is to be found in all the…
Permalink to quote #6 Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the na…
Permalink to quote #8 I beseech you to take interest in these sacred domains so expressively called laboratories. Ask that there be more and that they be adorned for these are the t…
Permalink to quote #5
Related quotes
Talk not so much, then, young artist, of the great old masters, who but painted and chisell'd. Study not only their productions. There is a still higher school…
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman quote #2 Faith just doesn't have anything to do with what I'm doing as a scientist. It's nice if you can believe in God, because then you see more of a purpose in thing…
Lisa RandallLisa Randall quote #11 What is there in 'Paradise Lost' to elevate and astonish like Herschel or Somerville?
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson quote #29