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Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

by Søren Kierkegaard Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old

Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old

by Epicurus Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st read more

Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath,
He understood b' implicit faith.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

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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.

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Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum.(I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am)

Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum.(I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am)

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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.]

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Philosophy: unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

by Henry Brooks Adams Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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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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