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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.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
 This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant 
jade on a journey.  
 This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant 
jade on a journey. 
 The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
 That no philosophy can lift.  
 The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
 That no philosophy can lift. 
Philosophy: unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.
Philosophy: unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become read more
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.
 The Beginning of Philosophy . . . is a Consciousness of your own 
Weakness and inability in necessary things.  
 The Beginning of Philosophy . . . is a Consciousness of your own 
Weakness and inability in necessary things. 
Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.