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When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics. – Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary

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Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy; if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself. – Socrates, in Diogenes Laertius, Lives

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Philosophy is nothing but common sense in a dress suit. – Author unknown

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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon

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