Robin G. Collingwood quotes

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood. (Robin G. Collingwood)
What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid. View quote
Robin G. Collingwood
Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue. View quote
Robin G. Collingwood
A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that... he is going to be a beginner all his life. View quote
Robin G. Collingwood
Perfect Freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work, and in that work does what he wants to do. View quote
Robin G. Collingwood