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It really is a nice theory. The only defect I think it has is probably common to all philosophical theories. It's wrong.
You are protected. But if you don't take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation.
It is always incorrect to assume you can know what someone's moral convictions are based on their philosophical theories.
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
Philosophy is regarded by many as inseparable from speculation. ... Philosophy has proceeded from speculation to science.
It is an author's primary duty to entertain. Sling out all the philosophical terms, but keep the reader turning the page.
I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.
You have to deeply understand the essence of a product in order to be able to get rid of the parts that are not essential.
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian.
Global warming is no longer a philosophical threat, no longer a future threat, no longer a threat at all. It's our reality.
If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.
To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong.
It is sad that the air is the only thing we share. No matter how close we get to each other, there is always air between us.
The connection between our knowledge and the abyss of being is still real, and the explication must be not less magnificent.
I don't think that everyone should have a philosophical answer to any given question. There are things that need to be done.
"Things have a life of their own," the gypsy proclaimed with a harsh accent. "It's simply a matter of waking up their souls."
Early Christianity, like Roman-era philosophical traditions, laid emphasis on everyday behavior, about how to live your life.
All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
A philosophical thought has probably not attained all its sharpness and all its illumination until it is expressed in French.
You have to abide by the regulations that the regulators insist on. This is not a philosophical divide - it's a fact of life.
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.
If you are a seer, whenever you meet a man you will see all that he owns, ay, and much that he pretends to disown, behind him.
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
To do as one would be done by, and to love one's neighbour as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality
War is to man what maternity is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace.
The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship between the small and the large.
When ideas float in our mind, without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call reverie.
We can't know or say what other people do. You have to think what you want to do to get the situation where you want it to be.
The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.
Passion, manners, and 80 ounces of beer will win the heart of any woman. And if it doesn't, you'll be too hammered to remember.
Now to the term 'relativity theory.' I admit that it is unfortunate, and has given occasion to philosophical misunderstandings.
We have to reconcile ourselves with philosophical questions in every field. Every field should be open to inquiry and knowledge.
And truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets?
I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.
Theatre within theatre, when characters sees themselves on stage, always raises philosophical questions of choice and free will.
In a world of universal poverty The philosophers alone will be fat Against the autumn winds In an autumn that will be perpetual.
The same word passed through three minds, simultaneously, philosophical, fatalistic, the eternal refuge of the Italian: Pazienza.
The study of the human brain and its disease remains one of the greatest scientific and philosophical challenges ever undertaken.
I want to discover a truth for myself that is really true. Whether it's a piece of scientific knowledge, or a philosophical truth.
Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit.
One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity.
The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything, you kill it. Nothing survives being thought of.
In masks outrageous and austere The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile.
These days, I'm a hypocritical, philosophical vegetarian. Vegetarianism would be the right choice, but I really, really love meat.