philosophy

"Your skull in gold will be more valuable than others, being solid all through."

"In its most general form, confinement was explained, or at least justified, by a will to avoid scandal. It thereby signalled an important change in the consciousness of evil. The Renaissance had let u…"

"We are all human beings."

"Undoubtedly, even for enlightened men, however determined they may be, it is very difficult to go against the system. The question posed today is what must we do to prevent ourselves from being taken …"

"You are not to disbelieve human science or think human reason invalid except when they venture outside their province."

"You can be completely opposed to an ideological position, and I'm certainly not close to Aznar's ideas, however he was elected by the Spanish people and I demand that respect."

"Epictetus at The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy"

"The West is the ultimate status upgrade to them . -- The perils of being associated with China , The Korea Times, Seoul"

"My father was as well aware as anyone that Christians do not, in general, undergo the demoralizing consequences which seem inherent in such a creed, in the manner or to the extent which might have bee…"

"I walked down the hill, forgot philosophy, and joined the human race again. Nobody was particularly glad to see me."

"A day after that, President Poroshenko declared martial law, and three days later the US declared that they need to increase their military presence in the Black Sea.... an incident was inflated into …"

"She didn’t have to believe the technology existed. She only had to believe that people believed the technology existed. People, being stupid, believed all sorts of things."

"The reason why the foreign producer gets his produce to market cheaper, relatively, is this — that foreign produce is collected and brought in such large quantities and is sent in great masses to the …"

"No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable without possessing a certain portion of order and stability."

"Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons!"

"Those who can kill themselves do, and those who can’t, teach philosophy."

"Professor Whitehead has recently restored a seventeenth century phrase—"climate of opinion." The phrase is much needed. Whether arguments command assent or not depends less upon the logic that conveys…"

"The most wonderful being in America,"

"Captain Saunders, who came from Dallas and had no intention of being impressed by any prince, found himself unexpectedly moved by the wide, sad eyes. There were eyes that had seen too many receptions …"

"We have no reason to be pessimistic about the agreement or to be afraid of its impact. The government will try its best to minimize possible damage and maximize the business opportunities the agreemen…"