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Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]

Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]

by Catherine The Great Found in: Wit Quotes,
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The philosopher is Nature's pilot. And there you have our
difference: to be in hell is to drift: to read more

The philosopher is Nature's pilot. And there you have our
difference: to be in hell is to drift: to be in heaven is to
steer.

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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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It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

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That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.

That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.

by John Milton Found in: Philosophy Quotes,
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Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.

Philosophy is nothing but Discretion.

by John Selden 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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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.

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Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.

Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Wit Quotes,
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