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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.
Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.
Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.
Philosophy is the science which considers truth
Philosophy is the science which considers truth
Facts often contradict with truths.
Facts often contradict with truths.
Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.
Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.
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.
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.
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.