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.

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.]

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.

It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

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

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