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That the sun will not rise tomorrow is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will rise. David Hume

Tomorrow Will Sun Rise More Proposition Implies Affirmation Contradiction Than Intelligible Less

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice. Arnold J. Toynbee

Overcome Enthusiasm First Practice Imagination Definite Carrying Only Takes Ideal Aroused Intelligible Storm Apathy Plan Things Second Two

We see that pedantry has never been held in such esteem for the government of the world as in our times, and it offers as many paths of the true intelligible species and objects of infallible and sole truth as there are individual pedants. Giordano Bruno

Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy. Martin Heidegger

Suicide Philosophy Making Itself Intelligible

I find the selectivity of erotic love - the choice of this man or this woman - much more intelligible if liking the person is the origin of sexual interest, rather than the other way. Mortimer Adler

Love Man Woman Other Way Find Sexual Rather More Liking Than Person Intelligible Interest Much Choice Origin

Notwithstanding my present incompetency, I am beginning to translate the New Testament, being extremely anxious to get some parts of Scripture, at least, into an intelligible shape, if for no other purpose than to read, as occasion offers, to the Burmans I meet with. Adoniram Judson

Beginning Other Meet Extremely Some Purpose Shape New Occasion Read Parts Am Least Testament Than Offers Intelligible Get New Testament Anxious Being Scripture Translate Notwithstanding Present

Unless you are a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible. Anthony Hope

Best You Genius Aim Unless Intelligible Being

Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible. Anthony Hope

Best Genius Aim Unless Intelligible Being

Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful. Dieter Rams

Good Great Design Memorable Something Making Intelligible Meaningful

The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of the sensible finite into the intelligible infinite. Hans Urs von Balthasar

First Fall Response Must Only Finite Attempt Road Return Been Intelligible Salvation Infinite Sensible Decline

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains. Nicolas Malebranche

Word Live Our Minds Earth Find Immutable Divine Feed Contains Truths Intelligible Same Substance Sustenance Fruits Which Bodies Produces

We have the duty of formulating, of summarizing, and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligible form, in recognition of the right of other free minds to utilize them in making their own decisions. Ronald Fisher

Free Own Duty Other Our Minds Recognition Conclusions Making Intelligible Form Decisions Them Communicating Utilize Right

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