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“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”

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Book:Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?

Source: Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?

“Нe [Kurt Vonnegut] felt that life was largely a crap shoot and that we simply need to muddle on as best we can, being as kind and loving to one another as possible, right now. It's a pretty good philosophy, no matter what one's religious beliefs or lack of them.”

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Author:Michael Dirda

“Good biology without good philosophy will be a calamity.”

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Author:George Will

“The result of civilization, at the Sandwich Islands and elsewhere, is found productive to the civilizers, destructive to the civilizees. It is said to be compensation--a very philosophical word; but it appears to be very much on the principle of the old game, "You lose, I win": good philosophy for the winner.”

“A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'”

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Author:Aloysius Martinich

“An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”

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Author:John Gardner

“Hey, if it's a good philosophy, it works. Death is imminent. Live every day like it's your last.”

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Book:North of Beautiful

Source: North of Beautiful

“In good philosophy, the word cause ought to be reserved to the single Divine impulse that has formed the universe.”

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Author:Louis Pasteur

“To create a healthy philosophy you should renounce metaphysics but be a good mathematician.”

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Author:Bertrand Russell

“To be ignorant and simple now-not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground-would be to throw down our weapons and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.”

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Author:C. S. Lewis

“Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.”

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Book:The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis

Source: The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis