Philosopher Quotes

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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. — Diogenes
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing… — Diogenes
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. — Denis Diderot
And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans… — John Donne
The man of science is a poor philosopher. — Albert Einstein
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers,… — Epictetus
What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided… — Desiderius Erasmus
Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it… — Desiderius Erasmus
Jacques Derrida is a very important thinker and philosopher who has made serious contributions to both philosophy and literary criticism. Roland Barthes is the one… — Jeffrey Eugenides
If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and… — Stephen Hawking
Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics. — Stephen Hawking
Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey… — David Hume
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. — David Hume
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. — William James
To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking. — William James
What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition! — William James
To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet. — Karl Jaspers
Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune. — James Weldon Johnson

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