Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also read more

Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.

There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.

There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way read more

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither read more

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.

A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare