All the things an artist must be: poet, explorer of nature, philosopher! — Paul Klee Copy Share Image
He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than… — Robert E. Howard Copy Share Image
Esse est percipi, to be is to be perceived, said good old Berkeley; but, according to most philosophers, he was wrong. Yet,… — Zeno Vendler Copy Share Image
I would say that introverts make some of the best international philosophers. The less common attribute of the introverted lifestyle - a… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
You should know as much as you can about the human species if you have a hand in designing human society. Of… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Some recent philosophers seem to have given their moral approval to these deplorable verdicts that affirm that the intelligence of an individual… — Alfred Binet Copy Share Image
In our corrupted state, common weaknesses and defects contribute more towards the reconciling us to one another than all the precepts of… — E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax 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 idea of eternal return is a mysterious one, and Nietzsche has often perplexed other philosophers with it: to think that everything… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
The only thing that feeling bad accomplishes is to plummet you into anxiety, despair, depression, and stress. In such situations, ask yourself… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge. I consulted the strictest moralists to learn… — Christopher Hampton Copy Share Image
Zoological taxonomists in general are inclined to be practical workers rather than philosophers, if only because they face such an unending task… — Richard E. Blackwelder Copy Share Image
Problems come and go over time, and to understand why is a difficult historical task. If one wanted to find the origin… — Tim Crane Copy Share Image
The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest weeds. — David Hume Copy Share Image
On every hand we observe a truly wise practice, in education, in morals, and in the arts of life, the embodied wisdom… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“ Cavendish was a great Man with extraordinary singularities—His voice was squeaking his manner nervous He was afraid of strangers & seemed… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
“England has her Stratford, Scotland has her Alloway, and America, too, has her Dresden. For there, on August 11, 1833, was born… — Herman E. Kittredge Copy Share Image
I decided to do philosophy at university, with a view to becoming a professional philosopher. Being a rather unstable character, at some… — Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra Copy Share Image
How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs groaning in the lowest abyss… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
“Being a stoic does not mean being a robot. Being a stoic means remaining calm both at the height of pleasure and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Yahweh, I am READY and Willing; So keep me in the thought of Thy grace and mercy. Selah!!! #NABJ #TheMystic #NABJFamily” — Nana Adu-Boafo Jnr Copy Share Image
Each one of us pray, day and night, for the downtrodden millions in India, who are held fast by poverty, priest craft,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
