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The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.

Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own means.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

The byproduct is sometimes more valuable than the product.

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any creed.

Problems only exist in the human mind.

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!

Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That’s the way the mind of man operates.