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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.

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A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.

It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.

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The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can read more

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.

by E. W. Dijkstra Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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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.

by A. C. Benson Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.

That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.

by John Milton Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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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.

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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

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The man of science is a poor philosopher.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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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.

by James A. Froude Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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