In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies which scientific men have constructed. In philosophy they have much more to learn than to teach.

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Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape...

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound...

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the...

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the...

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than...

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed...

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make...

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make...

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain...

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet...

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely...

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely...

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends,...

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this,...

Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this,...

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years...

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years...

It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself...

It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself...

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in...

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in...