"...one can hardly deny that mankind has a common store of thoughts which is transmitted from one generation to another."

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Source : Gottlob Frege (1952). “Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege”

Gottlob Frege

#Knowledge Quotes #Mind Quotes #Generations Quotes

“There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part.”
“I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.”

Source : "Adhir Kalyan Discusses “Paul Blart” And His Unordinary Obsession with Jennifer Beals". Channel Guide Magazine Interview, www.channelguidemag.com. July 02, 2009.
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.”
“It is tact that is golden, not silence.”

Source : Samuel Butler (2008). “The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.43, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Vice may triumph for a time, crime may flaunt its victories in the face of honest toilers, but in the end the law will follow the wrong-doer to a bitter fate, and dishonor and punishment will be the portion of those who sin.”
“I used to say when I was working in the theater that if I ever had five seasons of a hit TV show I'd never have to worry about money and wouldn't have to do anything I didn't want to do.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.”

Source : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
“Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that of which he feels no want.”

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