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Knowledge is Power This is a remark of Lord Bacon, one of the fathers of modern scientific philosophy about knowledge for its own sake. It is said that philosophy …
For forms of governments, let fools contest; whatever is best administered, is best In these lines, Pope criticizes those who indulge in arguments about the superiority of one type …
We are not satisfied to be right unless we can prove others to be wrong Man is an egoistic animal. He believes in rationalizing-in proving that he is right, …
The child is the father of the man The line of Wordsworth is often misinterpreted as a paradoxical statement of a simple truth ‘child is the man in miniature’. …
If winter comes can spring be far behind? In this last line of his mighty ‘Ode to the West Wind’, Shelley not only states a universal truth but also …
They also serve who only stand and wait Service consists not only in the actual performance of duty but also in willingness and readiness to serve when one’s turn …
What is this life if full of care we have no time to stand and stare The modern age is the age of speed, of hurried movement and busy …
The desire for fame is the last infirmity of noble minds Greatness is often described as the conquest of one’s own ambitions. A great man, it is expected, does …
