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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.]
If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all read more
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.
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.
Every clarification breeds new questions.
Every clarification breeds new questions.
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
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.
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of read more
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been
without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men
scattered about into the social enjoyment of life.
[Lat., O vitae philosophia dux! O virtutis indagatrix,
expultrixque vitiorum! Quid non modo nos, sed omnino vita
hominum sine et esse potuisset? Tu urbes peperisti; tu
dissipatos homines in societatum vitae convocasti.]
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.
