I think that the philosopher must, for his own purposes, carry methodological strictness to an extreme when he is investigating and pursuing his truths, but when he is ready to enunciate them and give them out, he ought to avoid the cynical skill with which some scientists, like a Hercules at the fair, amuse themselves by displaying to the public the biceps of their technique. What is Philosophy?
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up. The Innocents Abroad
“To be loved, dear, to be comprehended, is the greatest of all joys; I pray that you may taste it!” The Lily Of The Valley
And now that the hour of departure is appointed to me, this is the hope with which I depart, and not I only, but every man that believes that he has his mind purified. The Trials Of Socrates
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