Famous quotes containing the words spoon and/or stake:
“Jefferson had many charms;
Was democratic; still and yet
What should one do? The family arms
On coach and spoon he wisely set....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“Better risk loss of truth than chance of error—that is your faith-vetoer’s exact position. He is actively playing his stake as much as the believer is; he is backing the field against the religious hypothesis, just as the believer is backing the religious hypothesis against the field.”
—William James (1842–1910)