Tracing Quotations
Anatole France? François Rabelais? Michel de Montaigne? Lewis Piaget Shanks? Will Durant? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The French Nobel laureate Anatole France was skeptical of martyrdom. Here are three versions of a statement attributed to him: To die for an idea is to set a pretty high value on conjectures. To die for an idea …
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Immanuel Kant? Herbert Spencer? Will Durant? Raoul Jossett? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: There is a fascinating two-part adage about science and wisdom that is commonly attributed to the influential 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant: Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. I have attempted to find a convincing citation for this saying, but none …
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