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The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.
The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.
He who has a why can endure any how
He who has a why can endure any how
Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.
Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.
Sublime Philosophy!
Thou art the patriarch's ladder, reaching heaven;
And bright with beckoning angels--but alas!
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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.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to read more
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.
The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.
Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.
Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
