Famous quotes containing the words test and/or methods:
“A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“The philosopher is in advance of his age even in the outward form of his life. He is not fed, sheltered, clothed, warmed, like his contemporaries. How can a man be a philosopher and not maintain his vital heat by better methods than other men?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)