But as I suspect that your inquiry 152 is not so much respecting the wise man as concerning yourself (for you allow that he is free from all perturbations, and you would willingly be so too yourself), let us see what remedies there are which may be applied by philosophy to the diseases of the mind.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Let us suppose that our Society has existed some three years; let us suppose that on the first day of every month it has spread through the press simple reports of its investigations, simple accounts of socially significant work in science, and simple statements of fact about the economic and political issues of the day; let us suppose that by far the greater part of these reports have been conscientious and accurate and clear.
— from Philosophy and the Social Problem by Will Durant
When you get a little spare time, you look up St. Louis and find out what state it's in.
— from Personality Plus: Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock by Edna Ferber
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