Quote by Anscombe, Elizabeth
"The ability to listen deeply is rarer and more valuable than the ability to speak eloquently."
More from Anscombe, Elizabeth
"It is not as if I had discovered a philosophical problem that had nothing to do with my life. It was quite otherwise. I had discovered a philosophical problem by discovering something about my own life."
"Modern philosophy has cast off the idea of the good altogether."
"The most dangerous philosophy is that of the modern man who believes he has disposed of the old problems."
"You cannot have a rational discussion with someone who denies the law of non-contradiction."