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Would it not therefore be wiser in moral concerns to acquiesce in the judgement of common reason, or at most only to call in philosophy for the purpose of rendering the system of morals more complete and intelligible, and its rules more convenient for use (especially for disputation), but not so as to draw off the common understanding from its happy simplicity, or to bring it by means of philosophy into a new path of inquiry and instruction?
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― Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
― Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
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C’est une triste chose à penser, mais on ne saurait douter que l’esprit dure plus longtemps que la beauté. Cela explique pourquoi nous prenons tant de peine à nous instruire. Nous avons besoin, pour la lutte effrayante de la vie, de quelque chose qui demeure, et nous nous emplissons l’esprit de ruines et de faits, dans l’espérance niaise de garder notre place.
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― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
