Quotes & Today's Tidbits Feb. 14th, 2023
Today’s Tidbits 2/14/2023
Why is today special or sacred to you?
Here are some reasons or ways that people around the world find today to have meaning, purpose, be sacred, and some quotes from people who have been born on this day!
Happy Valentine’s Day - https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2
Extraterrestrial Culture Day - https://nationaltoday.com/extraterrestrial-culture-day/
Library Lovers Day - https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2019/02/library-lovers-day.html
Int’l Book Giving Day - https://bookgivingday.com/
Christianity: St. Matilda Day - https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=307
1404: Birth of Philosopher Leon Battista Alberti.
“A man can do all things if he but wills them.” & “No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Battista_Alberti
1838: Birth of Inventor Margaret E. Knight.
“Ethical teaching is weakened if it is tied up with dogmas that will not bear examination.” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_E._Knight
1895: Birth of Philosopher Max Horkheimer.
“The task of critical reflection is not merely to understand the various facts in their historical development (...) but also to see through the notion of fact itself, in its development and therefore in its relativity.” - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/horkheimer/
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