Joseph Raz Quotes on Knowledge
Joseph Raz was an Israeli-British legal and moral philosopher and one of the leading legal positivists of his generation. This page collects quotes attributed to Joseph Raz on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Music , the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below.”
Song for St. Cecilia 's Day (1692), st. 3 -
“Song for St. Cecilia 's Day (1692), st. 3”
Music , the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below. -
“Song for St. Cecilia's Day (1692), st. 4”
Music religious heat inspires, It wakes the soul, and lifts it high , And wings it with sublime desires, And fits it to bespeak the Deity. -
“Song for St. Cecilia's Day (1692)”
When time itself shall be no more, And all things in confusion hurl'd, Music shall then exert it's power, And sound survive the ruins of the world : Then saints and angels shall agree In one eternal jubilee: All Heaven shall echo with their hymns divine, And God himself with pleasure see The whole creation in a chorus join. -
“Song for St. Cecilia's Day (1692)”
Consecrate the place and day To music and Cecilia. Let no rough winds approach, nor dare Invade the hallow'd bounds, Nor rudely shake the tuneful air, Nor spoil the fleeting sounds. Nor mournful sigh nor groan be heard, But gladness dwell on every tongue; Whilst all, with voice and strings prepar'd, Keep up the loud harmonious song, And imitate the blest above, In joy, and harmony, and love. -
“On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, And from your judgment must expect my fate.”
A Poem to His Majesty (1695), l. 21 -
“A Poem to His Majesty (1695), l. 21”
On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, And from your judgment must expect my fate.