Philosophy Quotes · Page 226

“Being articulate is not the same as being wise. Truth devoid of conscience, is worthless in human existence.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Philosophy is a slow process of logic and logical discourse: A bringing B bringing C and so forth. In mysticism you can…

— Elie Wiesel

“If you cannot be a sun that illuminates the light, be a moon that never tires of reflecting the light.”

— Subhan Zein

In the battle that is philosophy all the techniques of war, including looting and camouflage, are permissible.

— Louis Althusser

I think that one should view with philosophic admiration the strange paths of the libido and should investigate the purposes of its…

— Carl Jung

I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't…

— Boyd Rice

There is a ... matter - much more valuable and divine than natural philosophy . ... On this matter I must speak…

— Plato

What has not been examined impartially has not been well examined. Skepticism is therefore the first step towards truth.

— Denis Diderot

We now live in a 'post-Christian' America . The Judeo-Christian ethic no longer guides our social institutions. Christian ideals and values no…

— Harvey Cox

I was never a "big thinker". One of my philosophies in Linux has always been to not worry about the future too…

— Linus Torvalds

Philosophy can be said to consist of three activities: to see the commonsense answer, to get yourself so deeply into the problem…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

May you walk a lighted path. May you fight for truth - your truth, not someone else's - and may you understand,…

— Marisha Pessl

“When they asked some old Roman philosopher or other how he wanted to die, he said he would open his veins in…

— Sylvia Plath

Today, the fundamental global objective of all education aspiring not only to progress but to the survival of humanity is to Civilize…

— Edgar Morin

Abstract reason, formerly the servant of practical human reasons, has everywhere become its master, and denies poetry any excuse for existence. Though…

— Robert Graves

“still the teachings of the philosophers are not the commandments of the gods, but the discoveries of men, who, at the prompting…

— Augustine of Hippo

I had the idea that there were secret laws of the universe that could explain the baffling human reality around me, and…

— Catherine Wilson

[FBI] philosophy is "Go ahead and make the story you want to make, and hopefully we'll love it." So that's that.

— Clint Eastwood

All invisible from where we stand the connections come to pass, and though too strong to comprehend they affect us not the…

— James Taylor

“Since then, as philosophers prove, appearance tyrannizes over truth and is lord of happiness, to appearance I must devote myself.”

— Plato

Metaphysics attempts to discover the ultimate nature of reality, and in this sense, the innerspace of science fiction is metaphysical fiction.

— Kate Wilhelm

“Art transforms those that witness the creation, into philosophers, enquirers led down a path of mind; of quiet contemplation.”

— Erik S. Lehman

“Islam deals not only with what man must and must not do, but also with what he needs to know. In other…

— Osman Bakar

“Democracy is just a process that reflects the morals and ethics of the people who vote. It doesn't guarantee you freedom—just check…

— David Harsanyi

It has been said that in order to pursue the history of Biblical interpretation, you must include the whole philosophy of the…

— Frank Moore Cross

Darwinism as presented by Darwin contradicted idealistic philosophy, and this contradiction grew deeper with the development of its materialist teaching.

— Trofim Lysenko

Being our Self is the wisest philosophy, the bravest action, the kindest consideration and the greatest act of healing imaginable.

— Robert Holden

“Social dynamic theory is philosophy, not politics. There can't be only one correct answer, or there would only be one book." Sharon…

— Sharon L. Reddy

“All ethics and morals are culturally relative. And Esme's reaction taught me that while cultural relativism is an easy concept to process…

— Hanya Yanagihara

“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is the right thing to do.” Potter…

— Max Allan Collins

We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Our unconscious, then, does not believe in its own death; it behaves as if it were immortal. It knows nothing that is…

— Sigmund Freud

“By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.”

— Chris Prentiss

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating empathy can we truly grow as people.

— Anonymous

“To discuss endlessly what silly people mean when they say silly things may be amusing but can hardly be important.”

— Bertrand Russell

A high culture is the self-consciousness of a society. It contains the works of art, literature, scholarship and philosophy that establish a…

— Roger Scruton

Any theory, hypothesis, philosophy, sect, creed or institution that fears investigation, openly manifests its own error.

— Andrew Jackson Davis

The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.

— Susanne Katherina Langer

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.

— Bertrand Russell