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If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all read more
If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.
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.
He who runs behind truck is exhausted, he who runs in front of truck is tired.
He who runs behind truck is exhausted, he who runs in front of truck is tired.
It is not every question that deserves an answer.
It is not every question that deserves an answer.
Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety.
Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety.
The wise man questions the wisdom of others because he questions his own, the foolish man, because it is different read more
The wise man questions the wisdom of others because he questions his own, the foolish man, because it is different from his own.
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.
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?
Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.
Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.
