An Anthology Quotes

“Studiositas, in this frame of reference, primarily signifies that man should oppose this virtually inescapable seduction with all the force of selfless self-preservation; that he should hermetically close the inner room of his being against the intrusively boisterous pseudo-reality of empty shows and sounds.”
― Josef Pieper, Josef Pieper: An Anthology

“It has been said that only the pure of heart can laugh freely and liberatingly. It is no less true that only those who look at the world with pure eyes can experience its beauty.”
― Josef Pieper, Josef Pieper: An Anthology