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Sunday, 25 December 2011

By the way


Benedict Spinoza - from Wikipedia


Again, it follows from the previous proposition that there is a considerable difference between the joy of a drunkard and that which possesses a philosopher: which I wished to mention here by the way.
Benedict Spinoza – Ethics – Boyle edition
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2 comments:

  1. Demetrius25 December 2011 at 15:10

    Ah, but why do so many members of the Philosophical Society of England hold their meetings in licensed premises?

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  2. A K Haart25 December 2011 at 15:49

    D - because Johnson's maxim still holds even in these degenerate days.

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