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Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.
Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.
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.
When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know read more
When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand read more
No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being: essentially, it takes over your spirit. It drags it out from where it would hide. - Spinster.
 Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
 [Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.]  
 Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
 [Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.] 
 Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to 
be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and read more 
 Before philosophy can teach by Experience, the Philosophy has to 
be in readiness, the Experience must be gathered and intelligibly 
recorded. 
 A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in 
philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.  
 A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in 
philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. 
All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. - What We Live By.
All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. - What We Live By.