Christopher Phillips quotes

“I would replace the quality of sincerity with honesty, since one can hold a conviction sincerely without examining it, while honesty would require that one subject one's convictions to frequent scrutiny.”
-- Christopher Phillips

Source : Christopher Phillips (2002). “Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy”, p.19, James Clarke & Co.

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“It is not enough to have the courage of your convictions, you must also have the courage to have your convictions challenged.”
-- Christopher Phillips

Source : Christopher Phillips (2002). “Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy”, p.9, James Clarke & Co.

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“You lie once.. you lie for the rest of your life... and in quest of proving your innocence.. you pledge your honesty with utter lies.... !!!”

“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.”

“There is no future for a people who deny their past.”

“When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!”

“My worthiness is all my doubt His Merit- all my fear- Contrasting which my quality Does however appear”

“Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.”

Source : Abdus Salam, C. H. Lai (1987). “Ideals and Realities: Selected Essays of Abdus Salam”, p.279, World Scientific

“Feminine intuition, a quality perhaps even rarer in women than in men.”

Source : Ada Leverson (1962). “The little Ottleys: Love's shadow. Tenterhooks. Love at second sight”

“We need to create the beauty and the quality first. The quantity will follow.”

“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.”

“Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.”