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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
Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.
Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.
The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
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.
The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.
The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.
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.