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.

Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?

Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?

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.]

How charming is divine philosophy!
Not harsh, and crabbed, as full fools suppose,
But musical as is read more

How charming is divine philosophy!
Not harsh, and crabbed, as full fools suppose,
But musical as is Apollo's lute,
And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets,
Where no crude surfeit reigns.

Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently.

Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently.

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar read more

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself. - Memories and Milestones.

Facts often contradict with truths.

Facts often contradict with truths.

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know read more

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy

All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. - What We Live By.

All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. - What We Live By.