"It is impossible for me to say something foolish without being aware of it."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

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Philosophy1946

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"It may be remarked incidentally that the recognition of the relational character of scientific objects completely eliminates an old metaphysical issue. One of the outstanding problems created by the r…"

— John Dewey

Philosophy1859–1952

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"Being attached to the problems of yesterday or the insecurities of tomorrow will destroy your today."

— Steve Maraboli

Literature1975

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"What is striking about the books which were written, especially during the eighteenth century, to defend Christianity against these attacks, is the degree to which they accept the assumptions of their…"

— Lesslie Newbigin

Literature1909–1998

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