William Kingdon Clifford Quotes

Thought is powerless, except it make something outside of itself: the thought which conquers the world is not contemplative but active.

William Kingdon Clifford

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• Thought is powerless, except it make something outside of itself: the thought which conquers the world is not contemplative but active.

  

  William Kingdon Clifford
  • World
  • Atheism
  • Conquer