The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
Certainly ordinary language has no claim to be the last word, if there is such a thing.
Faced with the nonsense question 'What is the meaning of a word?' and perhaps dimly recognizing it to be nonsense, we are nevertheless not inclined to give it up.
I feel ruefully sure, also, that one must be at least one sort of fool to rush in over ground so well trodden by the angels.
Ordinary language embodies the metaphysics of the Stone Age.
You are more than entitled not to know what the word 'performative' means. It is a new word and an ugly word, and perhaps it doesnot mean anything very much. But at any rate there is one thing in its favor, it is not a profound word.
Are cans constitutionally iffy? Whenever, that is, we say that we can do something, or could do something, or could have done something, is there an if in the offing--suppressed, it may be, but due nevertheless to appear when we set out our sentence in full or when we give an explanation of its meaning?
Well I just figure any man who risks his neck to save a dog's life isn't going to kill someone for gold teeth.
Always keep your best work.
I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong
If you're gay or lesbian, it's a biological error that inhibits you from relating normally to the opposite sex.