Pride System

Famous quotes containing the words pride and/or system:

    Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others.
    François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    Science is a system of statements based on direct experience, and controlled by experimental verification. Verification in science is not, however, of single statements but of the entire system or a sub-system of such statements.
    Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970)