Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

Facts often contradict with truths.

Facts often contradict with truths.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

Every clarification breeds new questions.

Every clarification breeds new questions.

I am sure it is one's duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, read more

I am sure it is one's duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one's own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this. - The Upton Letters.

No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he read more

No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every
assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every
assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar read more

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself. - Memories and Milestones.