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    If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.

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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.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
[Fr., Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe.]

To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
[Fr., Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Philosophy: unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

by Henry Brooks Adams Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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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.

by John Milton Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

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

by Søren Kierkegaard Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Get the hell out of my way!

Get the hell out of my way!

by Ayn Rand Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can read more

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.

by E. W. Dijkstra Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by read more

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

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... I believe the best test of a model is how well can the modeler answer the questions what do read more

... I believe the best test of a model is how well can the modeler answer the questions what do you know now that you did not know before? and how can you find out if it is true?

by Jim Bower Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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