Thomas Jefferson spoke of certain truths as self-evident. He did not say that these truths were self-explanatory or that they were self-operating. — J. Martin Klotsche Copy Share Image
Every man should be responsible to others, nor should anyone be allowed to do just as he pleases; for where absolute freedom… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence is the all-time masterpiece of ideological simplification. There in a single sentence of self-evident truth, the founding Fathers… — Clarence Manion Copy Share Image
In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
I agree with you that the communion with the invisible saints must be more of a dream than a reality. But we… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock Copy Share Image
Everything that we see in our daily lives is more or less distorted by acquired habits and this is perhaps more evident… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
For a combination of reasons, and despite evident fondness for American products and individuals, my impression is that most Pakistanis have extremely… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I doubt if the texture of Southern life is any more grotesque than that of the rest of the nation, but it… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Scripture tells us that there will be signs pointing toward the return of the Lord. I believe all these signs are evident… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better,… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
I have the impression that the new generation of young people, are coming up on the scene with a sense "ancestorhood", and… — Jonas Salk Copy Share Image
The wearing of costly array is directly opposite to being adorned with good works. Nothing can be more evident than this; for… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
Wise statesmen ... established these great self-evident truths, that when in the distant future some man, some faction, some interest, should set… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
For men's religion to God is between God and themselves. The king shall not answer for it. Neither may the king be… — Thomas Helwys Copy Share Image
Not only in geometry, but to a still more astonishing degree in physics, has it become more and more evident that as… — Hermann Weyl Copy Share Image
Mathematics in general is fundamentally the science of self-evident things. — Felix Klein Copy Share Image
I know that my work in this case is magnified by the fact that the streets of heaven are too crowded with… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
It is however pretty evident, on general principles, that in devising for mathematical truths a new form in which to record and… — Ada Lovelace Copy Share Image
Now it is evident that the form of government is best in which every man, whoever he is, can act best and… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I hold it to be our duty to see that the wage-worker, the small producer, the ordinary consumer, shall get their fair… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The Western approach to reality is mostly through theory, and theory begins by denying reality - to talk about reality, to go… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
Every truth passes through 3 stages before it is recognized 1)ridicule 2) opposition 3) accepted as self-evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
