"Every conjecture we can form with regard to……" — Thomas Reid
"Every conjecture we can form with regard to the works of God has as little probability as the conjectures of a child with regard to the works of an adult."
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15 Quotes by Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid has 15 quotes on this site.
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The laws of nature are the rules according to which the effects are produced; but there must be a cause…
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It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the…
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must acknowledge, that to act properly is much more valuable than to think justly or reason acutely.
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In every case, we ought to act that part towards another, which we would judge to be right in him…
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It is the invaluable merit of the great Basle mathematician Leonard Euler, to have freed the analytical calculus from all…
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In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than that of the weakest…
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There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. To this chiefly it is…
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of…
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The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.
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Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.
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There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.
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And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the…
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
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Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.
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When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably…
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If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids…
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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the…
— Jean Baudrillard
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise…
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An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.
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