Testimony should be a philosophical problem and not limited to legal or historical contexts where it refers to the account of a witness who reports what he has seen. – Paul Ricoeur
This is perhaps the most profound meaning of the book of Job, the best example of wisdom. – Paul Ricoeur
Wisdom finds its literary expression in wisdom literature. – Paul Ricoeur
The universal human laws – need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain – are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture. – George Saunders