Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they're being proved guilty of some ….

Inflationism, however, is not an isolated phenomenon. It is only one piece in the total framework of politico-economic and socio-philosophical ideas ….

The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action..

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly..

What you discover in a democracy is that it is difficult to build a house when each nail has an opinion..

Sometimes an answer not yet blowin' in the wind is stirring in the breeze..

Like Flannery O'Connor, McCorkle's genius is to give us both philosophical speculation and a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters.….

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent..

Thousands of years of ideological, philosophical and practical decisions were made. They altered the surface of the earth, the coordinates of our sou….

What is your aim in philosophy? To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle..

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language..

The Arab who built himself a hut with marbles from the temple of Palmyra is more philosophical than all the curators of the museums of London, Paris,….

I was once a skeptic but was converted by the two missionaries on either side of my nose..

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter..

The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool..

We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power..

For a truly religious man nothing is tragic..

Like any dealer he was watching for the card that is so high and wild he'll never need to deal another. He was just some Joseph looking for a manger..

I wish to die knowing that I took a fleeting instant of eternity and fashioned from it a lifetime..

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases..

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good..