“If you use a philosophy education well, you can get your foot in the door of any industry you please. Industries are like the blossoms on a tree while philosophy is the trunk - it holds the tree together, but it often goes unnoticed.” IfsWellsPhilosophyUseTogetherDoorsTreeFeetIndustryPleaseUnnoticedTrunksPhilosophy Of Education Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Philosophical problems can be compared to locks on safes, which can be opened by dialing a certain word or number, so that no force can open the door until just this word has been hit upon, and once it is hit upon any child can open it.” ChildrenHas BeensPhilosophyProblemCertainForceNumbersDoorsPhilosophicalLocks Book:Philosophical Occasions, 1912-1951 Source: Philosophical Occasions, 1912-1951
“[Science] has challenged the super-eminence of religion; it has turned all philosophy out of doors except that which clings to its skirts; it has thrown contempt on all learning that does not depend on it; and it has bribed the skeptics by giving us immense material comforts.” GivingDoePhilosophyDoorsMaterialsDependsComfortThrownContemptImmenseSkirtsSkepticEminence Book:Modes and Morals Source: Modes and Morals
“When I teach a new group of students, I introduce some yoga philosophy, but I don't overload them with information. Just enough so they understand the real tradition behind this ancient practice and that it's not a stretching class. Guys come in and they're a little nervous. I tell them that when they cross the threshold of the door, they're crossing to a different dimension. They're moving from an externally-oriented reality to an internally-oriented one.” LittlesDifferentRealEnoughPhilosophyRealityMovingGuyBehindsClassTeachPracticeDoorsGroupsInformationStudentsYogaTraditionCrossesAncientNervousDimensionsIntroducingCrossingsStretchingThresholdOverloadDifferent Dimensions Author:James Fox