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    Sublime Philosophy!
    Thou art the patriarch's ladder, reaching heaven;
    And bright with beckoning angels--but alas!
    We see thee like the patriarch, but in dreams,
    By the first step,--dull slumbering on the earth.

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Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

by Noel Coward Found in: Philosophy Quotes, Wit Quotes,
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

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He who runs behind truck is exhausted, he who runs in front of truck is tired.

He who runs behind truck is exhausted, he who runs in front of truck is tired.

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Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

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No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand read more

No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being: essentially, it takes over your spirit. It drags it out from where it would hide. - Spinster.

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One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices read more

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

by Eleanor Roosevelt Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
[Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.]

Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
[Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.]

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... I believe the best test of a model is how well can the modeler answer the questions what do read more

... I believe the best test of a model is how well can the modeler answer the questions what do you know now that you did not know before? and how can you find out if it is true?

by Jim Bower Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.

The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.

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