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In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

Power is the by-product of understanding.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.