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> [“The problem as he saw it was not how short our lives are, but rather how badly most of us use what time we have.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/the-problem-as-he-saw-it-was-not-how-short-our-lives-are-but-rather/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

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## More by Nigel Warburton

> [“A human being can choose what to do, what to become. We are all free. No one but you can decide what you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/a-human-being-can-choose-what-to-do-what-to-become-we-are-all-free-no/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“Users of slippery slope arguments should take skiing lessons—you really can choose to stop.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/users-of-slippery-slope-arguments-should-take-skiing-lessons-you/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“If Abraham had gone ahead and killed his son he would have done something morally wrong. A father has a basic duty to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/if-abraham-had-gone-ahead-and-killed-his-son-he-would-have-done/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“The best way to live, then, was this: have a very simple lifestyle, be kind to those around you, and surround yourself with friends.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/the-best-way-to-live-then-was-this-have-a-very-simple-lifestyle-be/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“Machiavelli stresses that it's better as a leader to be feared than to be loved. Ideally you would be both loved and feared, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/machiavelli-stresses-that-it-s-better-as-a-leader-to-be-feared-than/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“Farm animals aren't the only ones that suffer at the hands of human beings. Scientists use animals for their research. It's not just rats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/farm-animals-aren-t-the-only-ones-that-suffer-at-the-hands-of-human/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“One way of approaching the question about what makes a human being the same person over time would be to point out that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/one-way-of-approaching-the-question-about-what-makes-a-human-being/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“Sartre explained what he meant by the anguish of choice through the true story of a student who had come to ask his advice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/sartre-explained-what-he-meant-by-the-anguish-of-choice-through-the/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“Philosophy is not a spectator sport.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/philosophy-is-not-a-spectator-sport/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“In this short philosophical novel he completely undermined the kind of optimism about humanity and the universe that Pope and Leibniz had expressed, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/in-this-short-philosophical-novel-he-completely-undermined-the-kind/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“The best way to eliminate all suffering in the world would be to eliminate all sentient life. If there were no living things capable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/the-best-way-to-eliminate-all-suffering-in-the-world-would-be-to/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“The problem as he saw it was not how short our lives are, but rather how badly most of us use what time we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/the-problem-as-he-saw-it-was-not-how-short-our-lives-are-but-rather/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

> [“But the basis of Freud's ideas aren't accepted by all philosophers, though many accept that he was right about the possibility of unconscious thought.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-warburton/but-the-basis-of-freud-s-ideas-aren-t-accepted-by-all-philosophers/)

[Nigel Warburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-warburton/)

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