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The D.H.C. for Central London always made a point of personally conducting his new students round the various departments. "Just to give you a general idea," hew would explain to them. For of course some soft of general idea they must have, if they were to do their work intelligently - though as little of one, if they were to be good and happy members of society, as possible. For particulars, as every one knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Not philosophers but fretsawyers and stamp collectors compose the backbone of society.


Aldous Huxley


#happiness #huxley #society #intelligence

Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generalizations are true—in average. What often does promote evil behavior is the lazy, nasty habit of believing that generalizations have anything at all to do with individuals.


David Brin


#evil #generalization #generalizations #individual #individuals

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.


David Hume


#errors #generally #only #philosophy #religion

It is the definition of the word 'object' which destroys all religions.


Bill Gaede


#gaede #general-relativity #mathematics #quantum-mechanics #religion

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.


Henry David Thoreau


#fashion #generation #fashion

Distracted from distraction by distraction


T.S. Eliot


#internet #social-media #internet

There are always exceptions to every generalization. [A Christian Epilogue]


John B. Cobb Jr.


#generalizations #r-alan-woods #r-alan-woods

Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.


Joseph Addison


#confined #few #generation #lies #men

Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved.


Joseph Addison


#dissolved #easily #friendships #general #suddenly

Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship.


Joseph Addison


#constancy #courtship #generally #long #love






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