His Philosophy Quotes
29 quotes by 29 authors
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One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.
— John Burroughs
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If an angel were to tell us about his philosophy, I believe many of his statements might well sound like '2 x 2= 13'.
— Georg C. Lichtenberg
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I suspect that the changes that have taken place during the last century in the average man's fundamental beliefs, in his philosophy, in his concept…
— Robert Andrews Millikan
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The sense that the meaning of the universe had evaporated was what seemed to escape those who welcomed Darwin as a benefactor of mankind. Nietzsche…
— R. J. Hollingdale
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For those who want to understand the issues of the environmental crisis, Encounters with the Archdruid is a superb book. McPhee reveals more nuances of…
— Stewart Udall
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... Michael Bloomfield was the antithesis of a collector ... he didn't care how old a guitar was; all he wanted was something that sounded…
— Nick Gravenites
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I profoundly admire Aldous Huxley, both for his philosophy and uncompromising sincerity. But I disagree with his advocacy of 'the chemical opening of doors into…
— Arthur Koestler
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From what deep springs of character our personal philosophies issue, we cannot be sure. In philosophers themselves we seem always able to notice some deep…
— William Barrett
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. . . Newton was an unquestioning believer in an all-wise creator of the universe, and in his own inability - like the boy on…
— Isaac Newton
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Each typeface is a piece of history, like a chip in a mosaic that depicts the development of human communication. Each typeface is also a…
— Will Burtin
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I cannot stand Tolstoy, and reading him was the most boring literary duty I ever had to perform, his philosophy and his sense of life…
— Ayn Rand
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The philosopher believes that the value of his philosophy lies in the whole, in the building: posterity discovers it in the bricks with which he…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned into the vivid and particular:…
— William Strunk, Jr.
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As a dad, he thinks that his philosophy is morally correct. He has no conscience whatsoever about letting his kids put a penny in a…
— Stacy Keach
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Nietzsche was personally more philosophical than his philosophy. His talk about power, harshness, and superb immorality was the hobby of a harmless young scholar and…
— George Santayana
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The atheist is cheating whenever he makes a moral judgment, acting as though it has an objective reference, when his philosophy in fact precludes it.
— William A. Dembski
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Descartes, the father of modern philosophy ... would never-so he assures us-have been led to construct his philosophy if he had had only one teacher,…
— Bertrand Russell
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I cannot forgive Descartes. In all his philosophy he would have been quite willing to dispense with God. But he had to make Him give…
— Blaise Pascal
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The philosopher says--I am, and the church scouts his philosophy. She answers:--No! you are NOT, you have no existence of your own. You were and…
— Henry Adams
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An imbecile habit has arisen in modern controversy of saying that such and such a creed can be held in one age but cannot be…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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