Bring forward what is true, Write it so that it is clear, Defend it to your last breath!
Interpretation
Emphasize the importance of truth and clarity in communication, and defend your beliefs vigorously.
This quote by Ludwig Boltzmann highlights the significance of truthfulness and clarity in our expressions and convictions. It suggests that one should not only present what is true but also articulate it in a way that is easily understood, and stand firm in defending it against opposition, reflecting a deep commitment to one's principles and the pursuit of knowledge.
In practice
In a speech about academic integrity, you might say, 'As Boltzmann wisely stated, 'Bring forward what is true, write it so that it is clear, and defend it to your last breath.'
The general struggle for existence of animate beings is not a struggle for raw materials, these for organisms are air water & soil, all abundantly available, nor for energy which exists in plenty in the sun and any hot body in the form of heat, but rather a struggle for entropy, which becomes available through the transition of energy from the hot sun to the cold earth.
In my view all salvation for philosophy may be expected to come from Darwin's theory
Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God.
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
If somebody takes the time, a: to read a book that I have written, and then to b: care about it enough to write me and ask questions, surely I owe them a response.
He that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone will lead you, not to the knowledge that puffs up, but to that which enlightens, by the perfecting of love.
Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.
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