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Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
Sublime Philosophy!
Thou art the patriarch's ladder, reaching heaven;
And bright with beckoning angels--but alas!
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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.
The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.
The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.
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.
The man of science is a poor philosopher.
The man of science is a poor philosopher.
The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.
The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.
The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.
The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.
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
When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for read more
When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for a moment encourage their own sons to enter the work of the public schools cease to tell us that education is the greatest and noblest of all human callings? - Craftmanship in Teaching.