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philosophy priorities substance
Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought. Manly Hall
philosophy passion men
The falsest of all philosophies is that which, under the pretext of delivering men from the embarrassment of their passions, counsels idleness and the abandonment and neglect of themselves. Luc de Clapiers
philosophy philosopher sincerity
Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
philosophy atheism causes
In good philosophy, the word cause ought to be reserved to the single Divine impulse that has formed the universe. Louis Pasteur
philosophy laughing sublime
Posterity will one day laugh at the sublime foolishness of the modern materialistic philosophy. The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. I pray while I am engaged at my work in the laboratory.
philosophy philosopher truth-is
Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers. John Churton Collins
philosophy confusion people
People look for morals in fiction because there has always been a confusion between fiction and philosophy. John Cheever
philosophy government libertarian
Maybe it's my libertarian philosophy: but being in government is hard. John Bolton
philosophy government people
My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.
order democracy too-much
In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much. Clarence Darrow
order space common-sense
The common-sense notion that 'there is a time and a place for everything' gets carried into a set of prescriptions which replicate the social order by assigning social meanings to spaces and times. David Harvey
order law punishment
If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well. Confucius
order legs ends
Even the greatest mathematicians, the ones that we would put into our mythology of great mathematicians, had to do a great deal of leg work in order to get to the solution in the end. Daniel Tammet
order civilization superstitions
Our civilization ... is not devaluing its awareness of the unknowable; nor is it deifying it. It is the first civilization that has severed it from religion and superstition. In order to question it. Andre Malraux
order people ruins
It is often said that in prosperity we have many friends, but that we are usually neglected when things go badly. I disagree. Not only do malicious people flock about us in order to witness our ruin, but other unfortunates as well, who have been kept away by our happiness, and now feel close to us on account of our troubles. Andre Maurois
order denominations form
We have to dissolve all the denominations in order to form from them the greater denomination of the homeland. Ameen Rihani
order white house
Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are of the Ramshackle order, though some of our earlier architects preferred the Ironic. Recent additions to the White House in Washington are Theo-Doric, the ecclesiastic order of the Dorians. They are exceedingly fine and cost one hundred dollars a brick. Ambrose Bierce
order impossible difficult
It's very difficult to liberate yourself from what you've learned. You know it's almost impossible because you learn in order to survive. Anthony Hopkins