“I always make it a rule to let the other fellow fire first. If a man wants to fight, I argue the question with him and try to show him how foolish it would be. If he can't be dissuaded, why then the fun begins but I always let him have first crack. Then when I fire, you see, I have the verdict of self-defence on my side. I know that he is pretty certain in his hurry, to miss. I never do.” IfsKnowsMenWantTryingFirstsSelfShowsWould BeCertainFightingFunSidesFireMissingFellowsArguingFoolishCracksDefenceVerdictSelf Defence Author:Ben Thompson
“The main Business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from Phænomena without feigning Hypotheses, and to deduce Causes from Effects till we come to the very first Cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the Mechanism of the World, but chiefly to resolve these, and to such like Questions.” WorldFirstsPhilosophyScienceCausesNaturalEffectsArguingResolveMechanismHypothesisNatural PhilosophyFeigning Book:Isaaci Newtoni Opera quae exstant omnia Source: Isaaci Newtoni Opera quae exstant omnia
“Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then believing every original idea he intends to make public before making it public. There is always an angle from which an absolute truth may appear askew just as there is always a personal emotion, or a personal agenda, which alienates the ultimate good of mankind.” ThinkingMenFirstsBelieveMayIdeasWould BeEmotionStepsMankindCrimeGainsUltimateAbsolutesOriginalsArguingDeceitAgendasFirst StepsAngleAbsolute TruthOriginal IdeasRecurringPersonal Gain Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy