The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn himself. — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
I already knew about this friendship between St. John Paul II and this philosopher [Ana Teresa Tymieniecka] when I was in Buenos… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Philosophers, as things now stand, are all too fond of offering criticism from on high instead of studying and understanding things from… — Edmund Husserl Copy Share Image
To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers. — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
In real life...you can't write 2 sentences on antyhing...but on Twitter you're a philosopher... — Jerett Parker Copy Share Image
Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
To be a husbandman, is but a retreat from the city; to be a philosopher, from the world; or rather, a retreat… — Abraham Cowley Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
And usually [the philosopher] philosophizes either in order to resign himself to life, or to seek some finality in it, or to… — Miguel de Unamuno Copy Share Image
Symbols and emblems were everywhere. Buildings and pictures were designed to be read like books. Everything stood for something else; if you… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to… — Nicolaus Copernicus 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
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
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
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
“Well, Montag, take my word for it, I've had to read a few in my time, to know what I was about,… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Philosophy and science have not always been friendly toward the idea of God, the reason being they are dedicated to the task… — Anonymous 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
Those who wish to seek out the cause of miracles, and to understand the things of nature as philosophers, and not to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let us become thoroughly sensible of the weakness, blindness, and narrow limits of human reason: Let us duly consider its uncertainty and… — David Hume Copy Share Image
When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I have tried to read philosophers of all ages and have found many illuminating ideas but no steady progress toward deeper knowledge… — Max Born Copy Share Image
“Wisdom I who have decided to love mankind instead of men, to love life’s contradictions, impossibilities. I who have grown into a… — Janice Kulyk Keefer Copy Share Image
When you force a man to act against his own choice and judgment, it's his thinking that you want him to suspend. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Why is it the philosopher who is expected to be easier and not some scientist who is even more inaccessible? — Jacques Derrida 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
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
“[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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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 already knew about this friendship between St. John Paul II and this philosopher [Ana Teresa Tymieniecka] when I was in Buenos Aires. It was known. Also her books are known.” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/pope-francis-85_book_i-already-knew-about-this-friendship-bet_2467169.jpg)
![“And usually [the philosopher] philosophizes either in order to resign himself to life, or to seek some finality in it, or to distract himself and forget his griefs, or for pastime and amusement.” quote by Miguel de Unamuno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/miguel-de-unamuno-2211_amusement_and-usually-the-philosopher-philosophize_931809.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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/0f7/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitution_john-adams-said-his-objective-in-writing_1758037.png)
