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The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact…

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The advance of scientific knowledge does not seem to make either our universe or our inner life in it any less mysterious.
The conclusion forced upon me in the course of a life devoted to natural science is that the universe as it is…
It was a reaction from the old idea of "protoplasm", a name which was a mere repository of ignorance.
In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols…
If materialism is true, it seems to me that we cannot know that it is true. If my opinions are the result…
Haldane was engaged in discussion with an eminent theologian. "What inference," asked the latter, "might one draw about the nature of God…
Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or…
I have tried to show why I believe that the biologist is the most romantic figure on earth at the present day.…
Until politics are a branch of science, we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts…
The idea of protoplasm, which was really a name for our ignorance, [is] only a little less misleading than the expression "Vital…
I have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motivation is largely mythical on almost all occasions. I don't…
[Children] are taught that it is a virtue to accept statements without adequate evidence, which leaves them a prey to quacks of…

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Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued. — Jean de la Bruyere
Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one natural impulse,… — Charles Darwin
Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save… — George Bernard Shaw
It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his… — George Washington
A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct — Aldo Leopold
It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for… — George F. Kennan
If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct. — Confucius
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed… — Gautama Buddha
The anarchist, as the born foe of authority, will be destroyed by it after damaging it more or less. The anarch, on… — Ernst Junger
Man is so inconsistent a creature that it is impossible to reason from his beliefs to his conduct, or from one part… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct. — Confucius
At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and he was known to… — Josephus

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