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philosophy mind unison
It is a faculty of the human mind to become what it contemplates, and to act in unison with its object. Thomas Paine
philosophy knowledge men
The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural philosophy, mathematical and mechanical science, are a continual source of tranquil pleasure, and in spite of the gloomy dogmas of priests and of superstition, the study of these things is the true theology; it teaches man to know and admire the Creator, for the principles of science are in the creation, and are unchangeable and of divine origin.
philosophy benefits tendencies
Whatever has a tendency to promote the civil intercourse of nations by an exchange of benefits is a subject as worthy of philosophy as of politics.
philosophy circles study
That which is now called natural philosophy, embracing the whole circle of science, of which astronomy occupies the chief place, is the study of the works of God, and of the power and wisdom of God in his works, and is the true theology.
philosophy sacrifice sanctuary
In truth, the laboratory is the forecourt of the temple of philosophy, and whoso has not offered sacrifices and undergone purification there has little chance of admission into the sanctuary. Thomas Huxley
philosophy men infidelity
The sceptics end in the infidelity which asserts the problem to be insoluble, or in the atheism which denies the existence of any orderly progress and governance of things: the men of genius propound solutions which grow into systems of Theology or of Philosophy, or veiled in musical language which suggests more than it asserts, take the shape of the Poetry of an epoch.
philosophy feelings poachers
The quarrels of theologians and philosophers have not been about religion, but about philosophy; and philosophers not unfrequently seem to entertain the same feeling toward theologians that sportsmen cherish toward poachers.
philosophy opposites fundamentals
My fundamental axiom of speculative philosophy is that materialism and spiritualism are opposite poles of the same absurdity-the absurdity of imagining that we know anything about either spirit or matter.
philosophy science
Science never makes an advance until philosophy authorizes it to do so. Thomas E. Mann
spring oakland afternoon
It's been like that all spring. It's just that balls decided to hang up there. It's hard to catch it when you can't see it. But that's how it's going to be in Oakland in the afternoon anyway. Nick Swisher
spring age realization
As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age. Henry David Thoreau
spring wind snow
As a snow-drift is formed where there is a lull in the wind, so, one would say, where there is a lull of truth, an institution springs up.
spring weather june
It is dry, hazy June weather. We are more of the earth, farther from heaven these days.
spring blow length
Where there is a lull of truth, an institution springs up. But the truth blows right on over it, nevertheless, and at length blows it down.
spring rome water
The most interesting thing which I heard of, in this township of Hull, was an unfailing spring, whose locality was pointed out tome on the side of a distant hill, as I was panting along the shore, though I did not visit it. Perhaps, if I should go through Rome, it would be some spring on the Capitoline Hill I should remember the longest.
spring winter sun
Tis now the twenty-third of march, And this warm sun takes out the starch Of winter's pinafore - Methinks The Very pasture gladly drinks A health to spring, and while it sips It faintly smacks a myriad lips.
spring men air
At first we will only skim the surface of the earth like young starlings, but soon, emboldened by practice and experience, we will spring into the air with the impetuousness of the eagle, diverting ourselves by watching the childish behavior of the little men or awling miserably around on the earth below us. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
spring fall rivers
To trace the history of a river or a raindrop is also to trace the history of the soul, the history of the mind descending and arising in the body. In both, we constantly seek and stumble upon divinity, which like feeding the lake, and the spring becoming a waterfall, feeds, spills, falls, and feeds itself all over again. Gretel Ehrlich
feet good separates tall
The thing that separates him from a lot of linemen is his mobility. He's got real good feet for a tall guy. Chuck Jordan
feet home lose water
My home didn't lose a shingle, but it's got 6 feet (nearly 2 meters) of water in it.
feet people fans
We were 6 feet under. A lot of people gave up on us, including fans and critics and show promoters and record labels. Jacoby Shaddix
feet people register
What is odious but . . . people . . . who toast their feet on the register. . . . Marsilio Ficino
feet tree house
TREE HOUSE A tree house, a free house, A secret you and me house, A high up in the leafy branches Cozy as can be house. A street house, a neat house, Be sure to wipe your feet house Is not my kind of house at all- Let's go live in a tree house. Shel Silverstein
feet used made
It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy. Tara Lipinski
feet pieces four
It's the ultimate conceptual artwork. I took a piece of metal and just painted an image of a stop sign on it - a four-by-four-foot stop sign. Josh Smith
feet sidewalk
I like to keep my feet on the sidewalk. Joshua Homme
feet glasses relaxation
When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do. Leonard Cohen