From Bertrand Russell: “Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.”
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Quote of the day 12/22/24
From Bertrand Russell: “Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.”
Quote of the day 12/20/24
From Bertrand Russell: “The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”
Quote of the day 12/18/24
From Bertrand Russell: “In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.”
Quote of the day 11/23/24
From Jean Baudrillard: “We live in a world where there is more and more information.”
Quote of the day 11/12/24
From Heraclitus: “Men forget where the way leads, and what they meet with every day seems strange to them. We should not act and speak like men asleep.”
Quote of the day 11/11/24
From Heraclitus: “Many who have learned from Hesiod the countless names of gods and monsters never understand that night and day are one.”
Quote of the day 11/09/24
From Heraclitus: “The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.”
Quote of the day 11/05/24
From Heraclitus: “Much learning does not teach understanding.”
Quote of the day 10/22/24
From Desiderius Erasmus: “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”