Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.Ludwig Wittgenstein
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.Harry Golden
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.Will Durant
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.Arthur C. Clarke
I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.
I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.Marie Curie
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.Leonardo da Vinci
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world.George Bernard Shaw
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.Carl Sagan