"It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity. Whether as a general habit of mind it would be desirable to apply symbolic processes to moral argument, is another question."

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Source : George Boole (1854). “An Investigation of the Laws of Thought: On which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities”, p.12

George Boole

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“But the nature of the universe is such that the ends never justify the means. On the contrary, the means always determine the end.”
“Maybe God's goal wasn't for me to raise a good rule-following child. Instead, His goal was for me to raise a God-following adult.”
“Fences and borders are a sign of weakness.”

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“True Christianity, which will last forever, comes from the gospel words of Christ not from the epistles of Paul. The writings of Paul have been a danger and a hidden rock, the causes of the principal defects of Christian theology.”
“Every three or four shows, we have somebody that will come up onstage and propose marriage.”
“Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.”
“In the case of complex personalities the matter stands thus: one of these can understand other men better than they can understand themselves, because within himself he has not only the character he is grasping, but also its opposite. Duality is necessary for observation and comprehension.”

Source : Otto Weininger (1906). “Sex & Character”, p.110, Рипол Классик
“I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist.”

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