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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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...

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...

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy....

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy....

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be...

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be...

When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked...

When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked...

Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That...

Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That...

The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.

The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.

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...

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...

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

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...

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.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching...

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching...

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...

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.

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...

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

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...

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...