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    How charming is divine philosophy!
    Not harsh, and crabbed, as full fools suppose,
    But musical as is Apollo's lute,
    And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets,
    Where no crude surfeit reigns.

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When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know read more

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy

by Voltaire Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.

Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.

by John Selden Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

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The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

by Søren Kierkegaard Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

by James A. Froude 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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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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