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Quotations
 | When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different. — George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher 12 likes |
 | I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 8 likes |
 | An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 7 likes |
 | All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 6 likes |
 | When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer 4 likes |
 | I came to a stark realization: chronic surpluses could be almost as destabilizing as chronic deficits. — Alan Greenspan, 1926-, American economist 3 likes |
 | People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant. |
 | The first cause of Absurd conclusions I ascribe to the want of Method. |
 | I protest against any absolute conclusion. |
 | An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims |
 | The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which the non-intellectuals have never stirred. |
 | I’m not smart. I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why. |
 | It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it. |
Ancient Greek
 | Analyze the unknown based on the known. Τα αφανή τοις φανεροίς τεκμαίρου. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 8 likes |
 | Focus on the essence of a thing, whether it be through actions or motives or appearances. Πρόσεχε τω υποκειμένω ή τη ενεργεία ή τω δόγματι ή τω σημαινομένω. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VII, 22 ((Hannibal Lecter paraphrased this…)) 6 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | Elementary, my dear Watson. Purely elementary. — from the film The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) 5 likes |
