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Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st read more
Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath,
He understood b' implicit faith.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
Why should not grave Philosophy be styled.
Herself, a dreamer of a kindred stock,
A dreamer, yet read more
Why should not grave Philosophy be styled.
Herself, a dreamer of a kindred stock,
A dreamer, yet more spiritless and dull?
Good questions outrank easy answers.
Good questions outrank easy answers.
A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.
A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions.
An expert knows all the answers -- if you ask the right questions.
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
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by read more
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
