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“Philosophy is a goddess, whose head indeed is in heaven, but whose feet are upon earth; she attempts more than she accomplishes, and promises more than she performs.”

Philosophy Earth Heaven Feet Promise Accomplish Goddess

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“I got my best foot forward onto greener grass, cause there ain't no future living in the past.”

Philosophy Past Causes Feet Grass Greener Living In The Past

Author:Black Hawk

“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.”

Ifs Wells Philosophy Use Together Doors Tree Feet Industry Please Unnoticed Trunks Philosophy Of Education

Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“The finer literature, indeed, is characterized by a certain suffusion of the feminine flavor, the finer, the more ideal, thought plumed with sentiment; even science loves to spring from its feet, philosophy affect the clouds to inspire and edify.”

Philosophy Certain Literature Feet Inspire Spring Ideals Clouds Feminine Sentiments Flavor Science Love

Book:Table-talk

Source: Table-talk

“I thought I was going to die a few times. On the Freedom Ride in the year 1961, when I was beaten at the Greyhound bus station in Montgomery, I thought I was going to die. On March 7th, 1965, when I was hit in the head with a night stick by a State Trooper at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, I thought I was going to die. I thought I saw death, but nothing can make me question the philosophy of nonviolence.”

Years States Philosophy Night Dies Saws Feet Sticks Bridges March Stations Bus Nonviolence Beaten Montgomery Greyhounds Greyhound Bus

Author:John Lewis

“The church in all ages and among all peoples has been the consistent enemy of the human race. Everywhere and at all times, it has opposed the liberty of thought and expression. It has been the sworn enemy of investigation and intellectual development. It has denied the existence of facts, the tendency of which was to undermine its power. It has always been carrying fagots to the feet of Philosophy. It has erected the gallows for Genius. It has built the dungeon for Thinkers.”

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“The academic world doesn't invite you to try to walk on two feet all the time. And in philosophy especially . . . it's a very intimidating place. The intimidation can be very thin, or it can stop you.”

World Trying Two Philosophy Walks Feet Invites Academic Intimidating Intimidation

Author:Stanley Cavell

“Every theory in philosophy, which is built on pure conjecture, is an elephant; and every theory that is supported partly by fact, and partly by conjecture, is like Nebuchadnezzar's image, whose feet were partly of iron, and partly of clay.”

Philosophy Facts Feet Theory Pure Built Iron Elephants Clay Conjecture

Book:Philosophical works

Source: Philosophical works