It is not every question that deserves an answer.

It is not every question that deserves an answer.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

I'll give thee armor to keep off that word;
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy,
To comfort thee, though read more

I'll give thee armor to keep off that word;
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy,
To comfort thee, though thou art banished.

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of
of the heart.

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of
of the heart.

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.

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.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

[The great questions of the day] are not decided by speeches and
majority votes, but by blood and iron.

[The great questions of the day] are not decided by speeches and
majority votes, but by blood and iron.

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

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