Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century

‘… he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.’

—Ecclesiastes

‘History makes one aware that there

is no finality in human affairs;

there is not a static perfection and

an unimprovable wisdom to be achieved.’

— Bertrand Russell

‘It may be a mistake to mix different wines,

but old and new wisdom mix admirably.’

–Bertolt Brecht

‘All changed, changed utterly:

A terrible beauty is born.’

–W. B. Yeats