--- title: "10 Philosophy Way Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Philosophy Way quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Philosophy Way sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/tom-cotton-30995_college_at-harvard-college-i-discovered-politica_2281142.jpg" --- > [At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cotton/at-harvard-college-i-discovered-political-philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/) [Tom Cotton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cotton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/tom-cotton-30995_college_at-harvard-college-i-discovered-politica_2281142.jpg) > [If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-i-were-to-adopt-pure-mechanism-as-a-philosophy-there-would-be-no/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/anonymous-1_mechanism_if-i-were-to-adopt-pure-mechanism-as-a-p_3062098.jpg) > [Philosophy may in no way interfere with the actual use of language; it can in the end only describe it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-wittgenstein/philosophy-may-in-no-way-interfere-with-the-actual-use-of-language-it/) [Ludwig Wittgenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-wittgenstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/ludwig-wittgenstein-582_actual_philosophy-may-in-no-way-interfere-with_2414033.png) > [He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which is the proper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/galileo-galilei/he-who-looks-the-higher-is-the-more-highly-distinguished-and-turning/) [Galileo Galilei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/galileo-galilei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/galileo-galilei-2377_books_he-who-looks-the-higher-is-the-more-high_752132.png) > [“A new philosophy, a way of life, is not given for nothing. It has to be paid dearly for and only acquired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rien-dijkstra/a-new-philosophy-a-way-of-life-is-not-given-for-nothing-it-has-to-be/) [Rien Dijkstra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rien-dijkstra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/rien-dijkstra-272975_dostoyevsky_a-new-philosophy-a-way-of-life-is-not-gi_622674.jpg) > [Philosophy, for me, is a way of relearning to look at the world, a world that is familiar to us, that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-critchley/philosophy-for-me-is-a-way-of-relearning-to-look-at-the-world-a-world/) [Simon Critchley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-critchley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/simon-critchley-11984_familiar_philosophy-for-me-is-a-way-of-relearning_1557095.jpg) > [Philosophy isn't programmed into us, and a lot of the forces of our culture steadfastly work against it. Philosophy, for me, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-critchley/philosophy-isn-t-programmed-into-us-and-a-lot-of-the-forces-of-our/) [Simon Critchley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-critchley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/simon-critchley-11984_affirming_philosophy-isn-t-programmed-into-us-and_1193154.jpg) > [I'm actually with the classics in general in terms of understanding truth in an existential mode. Therefore, philosophy becomes more a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornel-west/i-m-actually-with-the-classics-in-general-in-terms-of-understanding/) [Cornel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornel-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/cornel-west-708_classics_i-m-actually-with-the-classics-in-genera_480578.jpg) > [You can't will something into being. If you follow that philosophy all the way, to will something into being, that's animal style.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zack-snyder/you-can-t-will-something-into-being-if-you-follow-that-philosophy-all/) [Zack Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zack-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/zack-snyder-7129_animal_you-can-t-will-something-into-being-if-y_1218470.jpg) > [“So what exactly is HOW? For many, business and life has always been about the pursuit of What: “What do we do?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dov-seidman/so-what-exactly-is-how-for-many-business-and-life-has-always-been/) [Dov Seidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dov-seidman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/dov-seidman-29918_business_so-what-exactly-is-how-for-many-business_2253224.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philosophy-way/#itemlist", "name": "Philosophy Way Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Cotton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cotton/at-harvard-college-i-discovered-political-philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/tom-cotton-30995_college_at-harvard-college-i-discovered-politica_2281142.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/tom-cotton-30995_college_at-harvard-college-i-discovered-politica_2281142.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/tom-cotton-30995_college_at-harvard-college-i-discovered-politica_2281142.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life.” — Tom Cotton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-i-were-to-adopt-pure-mechanism-as-a-philosophy-there-would-be-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/anonymous-1_mechanism_if-i-were-to-adopt-pure-mechanism-as-a-p_3062098.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/anonymous-1_mechanism_if-i-were-to-adopt-pure-mechanism-as-a-p_3062098.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/anonymous-1_mechanism_if-i-were-to-adopt-pure-mechanism-as-a-p_3062098.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Philosophy may in no way interfere with the actual use of language; it can in the end only describe it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ludwig Wittgenstein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-wittgenstein/philosophy-may-in-no-way-interfere-with-the-actual-use-of-language-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/ludwig-wittgenstein-582_actual_philosophy-may-in-no-way-interfere-with_2414033.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/ludwig-wittgenstein-582_actual_philosophy-may-in-no-way-interfere-with_2414033.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/ludwig-wittgenstein-582_actual_philosophy-may-in-no-way-interfere-with_2414033.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Philosophy may in no way interfere with the actual use of language; it can in the end only describe it.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which is the proper object of philosophy) is the way to elevate one's gaze.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Galileo Galilei" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/galileo-galilei/he-who-looks-the-higher-is-the-more-highly-distinguished-and-turning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/galileo-galilei-2377_books_he-who-looks-the-higher-is-the-more-high_752132.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/galileo-galilei-2377_books_he-who-looks-the-higher-is-the-more-high_752132.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/galileo-galilei-2377_books_he-who-looks-the-higher-is-the-more-high_752132.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which…” — Galileo Galilei", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A new philosophy, a way of life, is not given for nothing. 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