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One of the most heavily debated topics of the period was that of faith versus reason. Avicenna and Averroes both leaned more on the side of...

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity. Socr...

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. Epicurus

The main subjects of ancient philosophy are: understanding the fundamental causes and principles of the universe; explaining it in an econom...

I was asked, once, what I believed. I believe in nothing.Of course, I was fully aware that all the sciences disallow my belief. I corrected...

... knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort, if it is not to be lost. It resembles a statue of marble which stands in the...

'Wars, factions, and fighting,' said Socrates as he looked forward from his last hour, 'have no other origin than this same bod...