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One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then. – John Burroughs

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For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice — no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service. – John Burroughs

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The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. – Sir Alfred Jules Ayer

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The natural philosophers are mostly gone. We modern scientists are adding too many decimals. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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I was thrown out of N.Y.U. my freshman year for cheating on my metaphysics final. You know, I looked within the soul of the boy sitting next to me. – Woody Allen

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The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand. – Elias Canetti

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