One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected… — Plato Copy Share Image
Virtually every subject is most effectively learned directly from the greatest thinkers, historians, artists, philosophers, scientists, prophets and their original works. Great… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
The spiritual experience of the philosopher is the nourishing soil of philosophy; that without it there is no philosophy; and that, even… — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
“He was never more than an armchair philosopher, unwilling to deal with the real world. He was happy to live in a… — Yeng Pway Ngon Copy Share Image
The difference between Christian thinking and the non-Christian philosopher has always been at this point. The non-Christian philosopher has always said that… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Honor to the idealists, whether philosophers or poets. They have improved us by mingling with our daily pursuits great and transcendent conceptions.… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
You will not find the warrior, the poet, the philosopher or the Christian by staring into his eyes as if he were… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I mean, it’s true, nobody talks about them, but when you bring it up, the idea that you have to rent yourself… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“This is precisely where philosophers are a notable exception. A philosopher never gets quite used to the world. to him or her,… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
The words 'theory' and 'practice' are of Greek origin; they carry our thoughts back to the ancient philosophers by whom they were… — William John Macquorn Rankine Copy Share Image
“And the one childishly non-scientific mind who molded a childish brain into an excessively curious one is Gadadhar Chatterjee. Without this man,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I have always thought that clarity is a form of courtesy that the philosopher owes; moreover, this discipline of ours considers it… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
Al-Ghazali is the most important philosophical theologian of classical Islam, and Moderation in Belief is among his most important works. It sets… — Peter Adamson Copy Share Image
The great philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries did not think that epistemological questions floated free of questions about how the… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
There’s a real question as to what beauty is and why it’s important to us. Many pseudo-philosophers try to answer these questions… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I am opposing it with an idea of the history of philosophy as a history of philosophers, that is, a history of… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
I hate ideologies of all kinds, so I avoid jargon. I've done enough philosophy to know that some specialized terms are really… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
When artists and philosophers talk only amongst themselves, they ignore the potential of popular culture to become a variety of dialogues with… — Brenda Laurel Copy Share Image
When Eudæmonidas heard a philosopher arguing that only a wise man can be a good general, "This is a wonderful speech," said… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
We should be surprised that a matter that generally plays such an important part in the life of man has hitherto been… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
The character of Jesus has not only been the highest pattern of virtue, but the strongest incentive in its practice, and has… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
“[Il ne manque cependant à l'oisiveté du sage qu'un meilleur nom, et que méditer, parler, lire, et être tranquille s'appelât travailler.] There… — Jean de La Bruyère Copy Share Image
“There is a point in every philosophy at which the "conviction" of the philosopher appears on the scene; or, to put it… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I'm not a philosopher so why should I provide anyone with the answers? I'm just a musician, I don't have any solutions.… — Ayshay Copy Share Image
I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but admire even more his contributions to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Shouldn't I join the ranks of philosophers and merely make unsubstantiated claims about the wonders of human consciousness? Shouldn't I stop trying… — Kevin Warwick Copy Share Image
The tendency of philosophers who know nothing of machinery is to talk of man as a mere mechanism, intending by this to… — Arthur Young Copy Share Image
When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
“[…] but I remember I preferred the soldier to the philosopher at the time; a preference which life has only confirmed. One… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
[John] Adams said his objective in writing his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States and his Davila essays was to… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
I do think that metaphysical exploration is like scientific exploration, in the sense that philosophers and scientists are both developing models of… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages...… — Thomas Reid Copy Share Image
Philosophers (and probably most intellectuals) are more interested in pursuing what they see as the logical implications of their theories than they… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the philosopher He… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
“It is disgraceful for a philosopher to say: the good and the beautiful are one; if he adds 'also the true', one… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Earnshaw was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
The great philosophers of the past who wrote so beautifully - Rousseau, John Stuart Mill - had to write beautifully because they… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
![“The words 'theory' and 'practice' are of Greek origin; they carry our thoughts back to the ancient philosophers by whom they were contrived, and by whom they were also contrasted and placed in opposition, as denoting two mutually conflicting and mutually inconsistent ideas. ... [this fallacy]…” quote by William John Macquorn Rankine](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/617/william-john-macquorn-rankine_ancient_the-words-theory-and-practice-are-of-gre_2795808.jpg)
![“I have always thought that clarity is a form of courtesy that the philosopher owes; moreover, this discipline of ours considers it more truly a matter of honor today than ever before to be open to all minds ... This is different from the individual sciences which increasingly [interpose] between…” quote by Jose Ortega y Gasset](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/222/jose-ortega-y-gasset-1688_clarity_i-have-always-thought-that-clarity-is-a_2495744.jpg)
![“I hate ideologies of all kinds, so I avoid jargon. I've done enough philosophy to know that some specialized terms are really needed. I don't complain when Kant does it. Or when Aristotle introduces all kinds of new words; he needed them. But these other people [modern philosophers] are just…” quote by William H. Gass](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/808/william-h-gass-4166_all-kinds_i-hate-ideologies-of-all-kinds-so-i-avoi_2092376.png)
![“[Il ne manque cependant à l'oisiveté du sage qu'un meilleur nom, et que méditer, parler, lire, et être tranquille s'appelât travailler.] There is, however, nothing wanting to the idleness of a philosopher but a better name, and that meditation, conversation, and reading should be called “work”.” quote by Jean de La Bruyère](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9bd/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_idleness_il-ne-manque-cependant-l-oisivet-du-sage_206863.jpg)
![“[…] but I remember I preferred the soldier to the philosopher at the time; a preference which life has only confirmed. One was a man, and the other was either more – or less. However, they are both dead, and Mrs Beard is dead, and youth, strength, genius, thoughts, achievements, simple hearts –…” quote by Joseph Conrad](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/07d/joseph-conrad-336_death_but-i-remember-i-preferred-the-soldier-t_2732260.jpg)
![“[John] Adams said his objective in writing his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States and his Davila essays was to counter what he thought was the unfair criticism of the American state constitutions made by the French philosophers, especially [Anne Robert Jacques] Turgot.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0f7/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitution_john-adams-said-his-objective-in-writing_1758037.png)
