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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 |