Robin G. Collingwood Quotes

"What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid."
- Robin G. Collingwood
(Related: Being, Man)

"Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he wants to do."
- Robin G. Collingwood
(Related: Work, Freedom, Man)

"Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue."
- Robin G. Collingwood
(Related: God)

"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
(Related: Purpose, Appetite, Desire, Intention, Parenthood, Will)