Philosophy Quotes

It was a fundamental principle of the Gradgrind philosophy that everything was to be paid for. Nobody was ever on any account to give anybody anything, or render anybody help without purchase. Gratitude was to be abolished, and the virtues springing from it were not to be. Every inch of the existence of mankind, from birth to death, was to be a bargain across a counter. And if we didn't get to Heaven that way, it was not a politico-economical place, and we had no business there. ~ Hard Times by Charles Dickens "Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy . . . " ~ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Roast Beef, Medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy. Seated at Life's Dining Table, with the menu of Morals before you, your eye wanders a bit over the entrees, the hors d'oeuvres, and the things a la though you know that Roast Beef, Medium, is safe and sane, and sure. ~ Roast Beef, Medium by Edna Ferber "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare