General Propositions Quotes

7 quotes by 6 authors

• Our present work sets forth mathematical principles of philosophy. For the basic problem of philosophy seems to be to discover the forces of nature from… — Isaac Newton
• The ends of scientific classification are best answered, when the objects are formed into groups respecting which a greater number of general propositions can be… — John Stuart Mill
• General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgment or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
• I dare say that I have worked off my fundamental formula on you that the chief end of man is to frame general propositions and… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
• I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
• Ronald Reagan in foreign affairs, I think, was someone who had certain, very general ideas, general propositions by which he lives: To combat communism, to… — Robert Dallek
• The first, or theoretic branch, that which explains the nature, production, and distribution of wealth, will be found to rest on a very few general… — Nassau William Senior

Who Wrote These General Propositions Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 7 General Propositions Quotes as follows:

• 2 General Propositions Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
• 1 General Propositions Quote by John Stuart Mill
• 1 General Propositions Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes
• 1 General Propositions Quote by Robert Dallek
• 1 General Propositions Quote by Nassau William Senior
• 1 General Propositions Quote by Isaac Newton