Warning: Undefined array key "visitor_referer_type" in /var/www/vhosts/wordinf.com/core/app/libraries/Core.php on line 98
Henry James Sumner Maine - The inquiries of the jurist...
The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of assumption. (Henry James Sumner Maine)

The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of assumption.

Henry James Sumner Maine

Related topics

assumption inquiry jurist observation physic physiology place take truth

Related quotes

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants' creed, the bees' creed. View quote
John Galsworthy
By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth. View quote
Yukio Mishima
I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same. View quote
Iris Murdoch
Quite often somebody will say, 'What year do your books take place?' and the only answer I can give is, in childhood. View quote
Beverly Cleary
Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. View quote
Erica Jong