My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott

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I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially...

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially...

I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do...

I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do...

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them,...

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them,...

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.

Housekeeping ain't no joke

Housekeeping ain't no joke

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim,...

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim,...

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found...

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found...

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a...

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a...

Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no...

Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no...

The best way to know any future is to cause one. And thats why, you...

The best way to know any future is to cause one. And thats why, you...

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's...

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's...

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously

All disturbance and chaos folds up in the teeth of truth. Dont ever try to...

All disturbance and chaos folds up in the teeth of truth. Dont ever try to...

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a...

An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a...

There is only one way, really, to get into a state of living, and that's...

There is only one way, really, to get into a state of living, and that's...

Philosophical systems? Even the most impressive of them are uncomfortably seated on a throne of...

Philosophical systems? Even the most impressive of them are uncomfortably seated on a throne of...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...