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philosophy progressive-taxation class
The philosophy underlying the system of progressive taxation is that the income and wealth of the well-to-do classes can be freely tapped. What the advocates of these tax rates fail to realize is that the greater part of the incomes taxed away would not have been consumed but saved and invested. Ludwig von Mises
philosophy finals causes
A great philosophy is not one that passes final judgments and establishes ultimate truth. It is one that causes uneasiness and starts commotion. Charles Peguy
philosophy great-philosophy reproach
A great philosophy is not a philosophy without reproach; it is philosophy without fear. Charles Peguy
philosophy passion doe
Passions destroy more prejudices than philosophy does. Denis Diderot
philosophy science firsts
The first step towards philosophy is incredulity. Denis Diderot
philosophy firsts steps
What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth. Denis Diderot
philosophy fanaticism
Philosophy is as far separated from impiety as religion is from fanaticism. Denis Diderot
philosophy firsts steps
Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy. Denis Diderot
philosophy teaching class
They didn't teach Nietzsche in the philosophy department at Harvard; philosophy there was strictly analytical stuff and the poetic ramblings of Nietzsche did not belong. And see - you are teaching it in a literature class - so they must have been right. Dean Wareham
ignorance knowledge strive touches
One should always strive for knowledge so that ignorance never touches him. Rig Veda
ignorance america film
Given the unprecedented ignorance of the Bible in contemporary America, it is likely that more young Americans will only know the Noah of 'Noah.' We can only hope that the film offers even a fraction of the wisdom of the original. Dennis Prager
ignorance people china
Even if they're functioning out of ignorance, they are still participating and must be suppressed. In China, even one million people can be considered a small sum. Deng Xiaoping
ignorance prejudice
Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice. Denis Diderot
ignorance government people
It seems to me that if one had kept silence up to now regarding religion, people would still be submerged in the most grotesque and dangerous superstition ... regarding government, we would still be groaning under the bonds of feudal government ... regarding morals, we would still be having to learn what is virtue and what is vice. To forbid all these discussions, the only ones worthy of occupying a good mind, is to perpetuate the reign of ignorance and barbarism. Denis Diderot
ignorance technology simple
Space exploration must be undertaken not only out of simple human curiosity but also to further the survival of the species. The twentieth century has seen the unprecedented development and proliferation of magnificent technologies. Many of them, through design, ignorance, or misuse, are capable of destroying life as well as enhancing it. Space exploration alone holds the promise of eventual escape from a dying planet, provided we wisely manage our resources in the meantime and actually survive that long. Edgar Mitchell
ignorance ego
Our ignorance, and it is based on the egos we have. It is the unwillingness to go beyond ego. Edgar Mitchell
ignorance gaps natural
There are no unnatural or supernatural phenomenon, only very large gaps in our knowledge of what is natural... we should strive to fill those gaps of ignorance. Edgar Mitchell
ignorance dignity mask
Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance. Elbert Hubbard
light long shining
Your life is something opaque, not transparent, as long as you look at it in an ordinary human way. But if you hold it up against the light of God's goodness, it shines and turns transparent, radiant and bright. And then you ask yourself in amazement: Is this really my own life I see before me? Albert Schweitzer
light white empathy
Just as white light consists of colored rays, so reverence for life contains all the components of ethics: love, kindliness, sympathy, empathy, peacefulness and power to forgive. Albert Schweitzer
light merely odious sees superior
One is not superior merely because one sees the world in an odious light François Chateaubriand
light process
My hat's off to them for doing their process in the light of day. Joanne Davis
light maybe names naturally people suspicious
Maybe everything's on the up and up. But in light of what's happened, people are just going to be naturally suspicious when these names come up. David Burks
lightning thinking
No, I'm not even thinking about the lightning incident, Retief Goosen
lights
When the lights come on you've got to play like you're young, Keenan McCardell
light burning next
Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning. Charles R. Swindoll
light goes-on requirements
An aggressive building performance standard for all new buildings, and a set of performance requirements to be met by all buildings before they can be sold (when upgrades can be included in the new mortgage). These should encompass heating and cooling, lighting, and plug loads. Coupled with new efficiency standards for appliances, lights, and furnaces, this should reduce the energy consumption of new buildings by 50 percent, more or less immediately, and go on from there. Denis Hayes