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The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true. — Lactantius
Any person who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved, has already defined his own limitations. — Cavett Robert
I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after. — Wallace Stevens
The soul... may have many symbols with which it reaches toward God. — Anya Seton
In thus pointing out certain respects in which philosophy resembles literature more than science, I do not mean, of course, to imply that it would… — Morris Raphael Cohen
As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any on our leaving it, but… — William Drummond
Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the… — Gustave Flaubert
This open eye for possible alternatives which need to be scrutinized before we can determine which is the best grounded is profoundly disconcerting to all… — Morris Raphael Cohen
The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men. — Jacob Bronowski
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us. — Richard Whately
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the… — George Washington
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and… — Lance Morrow
Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third… — Confucius
There is no truth which the prophets press more steadily upon Israel than that all their national life lies in the sight and on the… — George A. Smith
There is a time when we must firmly choose the course which we will follow or the endless drift of events will make the decision… — Herbert V. Prochnow
God seeth different abilities and frailties of men, which may move His goodness to be merciful to their different improvements in virtue. — William Law
Literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist. — Morris Raphael Cohen
People who are always taking care of their health are like misers, who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy. — Laurence Sterne
To be interested in the public good we must be disinterested, that is, not interested in goods in which our personal selves are wrapped up. — George Herbert Mead

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