Philosopher Quotes

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In his essay, â€˜Perpetual Peace,â€™ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by… — Henry A. Kissinger
Poets are being pursued by the philosophers today, out of the poverty of philosophy. God damn it, you might think a man had no business… — William Carlos Williams
It is the poet and philosopher who provide the community of objectives in which the artist participates. Their chief preoccupation, like the artist, is the… — Mark Rothko
If you make a product good enough... the public will make a path to your door, says the philosopher. But if you want the public… — William Randolph Hearst
The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course, Professor Cohen, how do I know that I… — Saul Bellow
A man may be the greatest philosopher in the world but a child in RELIGION. When a man has developed a high state of spirituality… — Swami Vivekananda
All philosophers should end their days at Pythiaâ€™s feet. There is only one philosophy, that of unique moments. — Emile M. Cioran
What a pity that 'nothingness' has been devalued by an abuse of it made by philosophers unworthy of it! — Emile M. Cioran
Philosophers are divided on the question of whether the narrative therein unfolded [the Crossman Diaries] is grippingly boring or boringly gripping. — Clive James
Good Lord, I don't know what 'rights' a man has! And I don't know the solution of boredom. If I did, I'd be the one… — Sinclair Lewis
There is no opinion so stupid that it can't be expressed by some philosopher. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A philosopher always finds more grass to feed upon in the valleys of stupidity than on the arid heights of intelligence. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Scientists are people of very dissimilar temperaments doing different things in very different ways. Among scientists are collectors, classifiers and compulsive tidiers-up; many are detectives… — Peter Medawar
Not a single one of the doctrines of Marx has ever been accepted by any economist or any philosopher. But what of it? It was… — Thomas Nixon Carver
I shall no doubt be blamed by certain scientists, and, I am afraid, by some philosophers, for having taken serious account of the alleged facts… — C. D. Broad
Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the flights of the imagination and nothing has been the occasion of more mistakes among philosophers. — David Hume
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. — Oliver Goldsmith
The centre of the universe and only rotates on its axis without going from east to west, is a very dangerous attitude and one calculated… — Robert Bellarmine
A dog has the soul of a philosopher. — Plato
Being able to make friends and keep them, welcoming others and sharing with them, a guide, philosopher and friend. One like this will be praised. — Gautama Buddha

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