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“For this reason poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious attention than history.”

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Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, is one of the founders of Western philosophy. His thoughts covered a wide range of fields, including ethics, logic, politics, and had a profound impact on the world. more

“In the course of history, all empires have been created with premeditation, by an effort often sustained over several generations. Every power has been Roman to a degree. The United States is the first nation to become the most powerful in the world without having sought to be so. Its exceptional energy and organization have never been oriented toward conquest.”

“ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly ("Musca maledicta"). The father of Zoology was Aristotle, as is universally conceded, but the name of its mother has not come down to us.”

Science Mother Father House Names Animal Kings Historical Including Kingdoms Animal Kingdom Conceded Zoology

Book:Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs

Source: Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs

“I will not go so far as to say that to construct a history of thought without profound study of the mathematical ideas of successive epochs is like omitting Hamlet from the play which is named after him. That would be claiming too much. But it is certainly analogous to cutting out the part of Ophelia. This simile is singularly exact. For Ophelia is quite essential to the play, she is very charming . . . and a little mad.”

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Book:Science and the Modern World

Source: Science and the Modern World

“I am not a pessimist but a pejorist (as George Eliot said she was not an optimist but a meliorist); and that philosophy is founded on my observation of the world, not on anything so trivial and irrelevant as personal history.”

World Said Philosophy Historical Observation Optimist Irrelevant Pessimist Eliot Personal History

Author:A. E. Housman

“I don't approve of political jokes; I have seen too many of them get elected.”

Political Jokes Political Jokes

Author:Jon Stewart

“Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.”

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Book:Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property

Source: Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property

“The Capitol looks beautiful and I am honored to be at work tonight.”

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Author:Gabrielle Giffords

“Life's saving graces are love, pleasure, laughter ... wisdom, it seems, is for the Hereafter.”

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Author:Michael R. Burch

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