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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become read more
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of read more
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been
without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men
scattered about into the social enjoyment of life.
[Lat., O vitae philosophia dux! O virtutis indagatrix,
expultrixque vitiorum! Quid non modo nos, sed omnino vita
hominum sine et esse potuisset? Tu urbes peperisti; tu
dissipatos homines in societatum vitae convocasti.]
Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.
Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.
Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.
Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.
Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.
Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.
The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.
The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.
