Russell, Bertrand -- “Do Dogs Think?,” New York American (1932-06-15)

Dave — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:48:26 +0000

I do not know whether dogs can think, or what thinking is, or whether human beings can think. But whether human beings can think or not, I know that those who love dogs think that dogs can think. This, I am afraid, is the sum total of my contribution to human knowledge on this important subject.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
“Do Dogs Think?,” New York American (1932-06-15)
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Bierce, Ambrose -- “Brain,” The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:00:00 +0000

BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think that we think.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Brain,” The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)
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Included in The Devil's Dictionary (1911).

WIST Quotations

Russell, Bertrand -- “Do Dogs Think?,” New York American (1932-06-15)

Bierce, Ambrose -- “Brain,” The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)