The essence of the ludicrous consists in surprise,--in unexpected terms of feeling and explosions of thought,--often bringing dissimilar things together with a… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
A philosopher will not believe what he sees because he is too busy speculating about what he does not see. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle Copy Share Image
This concept that you refer to in Buddhism is something I've been nurtured with through the history of my country for 700,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Philosophers call God the great unknown The great misknown is more like it! — Philibert Joseph Roux Copy Share Image
When you break the heart of the philosopher, you must apply great force and cunning strategy, but when the deed is completed,… — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
I have studied the enemy all my life. I have read the memoirs of his generals and his leaders. I have even… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Those who are not schooled and practised in truth [who are not honest and upright men] can never manage aright the government,… — Plato Copy Share Image
The philosopher Descartes believed he had found the most fundamental truth when he made his famous statement: "I think, therefore I am."… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
The upshot is that most philosophers of biology now hold that biological properties supervene on physical properties (where supervenience is taken to… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
For one thing, I think that there are questions which philosophers raise which, although science bears on them, are not typically the… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
The theistic philosopher has a tendency to devalue insufficient worldviews, ideologies, and quite often common sense for the greater good, and in… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The great masses of people do not consist of philosophers; precisely for the masses, faith is often the sole foundation of a… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
I do realise that talk of natural kinds dates back to Aristotle, but I'd better not say too much about ancient philosophers… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
Indian monks were the first to choose the garden as the proper setting for their lives, which were devoted to the contemplation… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness… — Plato Copy Share Image
Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Philosophers say the Soul is double-faced, her upper face gazes at God all the time and her lower face looks somewhat down,… — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
The absolutist lays down the law, but the relativist hears only roaring and bawling. Or, when the relativist voice, as it is… — Simon Blackburn Copy Share Image
“Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
You're not very good at being contemplative," Milo said. "You always sound like some bad caricature of a philosopher, like those fortune… — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
