Philosopher Quotes

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The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to… — Blaise Pascal
Philosophers are only men in armor after all. — Charles Dickens
If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers. — Frederick The Great
Actual philosophers... are commanders and law-givers: they say "thus it shall be!", it is they who determine the Wherefore and Whither of mankind, and they… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A pipe is the fountain of contemplation, the source of pleasure, the companion of the wise; and the man who smokes, thinks like a philosopher… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative,… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Those who wish to seek out the cause of miracles, and to understand the things of nature as philosophers, and not to stare at them… — Baruch Spinoza
When it was first said that the sun stood still and world turned round, the common sense of mankind declared the doctrine false; but the… — Charles Darwin
When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect… — Edward Abbey
One man has discovered that by running there is no need to meditate, just by running meditation happens. He must be absolutely body oriented. Nobody… — Rajneesh
Now there are no priests or philosophers left, artists are the most important people in the world. — Gerhard Richter
Recent breakthroughs in science show we have just the capacities we need to face our planet's challenges. We're "soft-wired" for cooperation, empathy, fairness, along with… — Frances Moore LappÃ©
The great paradox of determinism and free will, which has held the attention of the wisest of philosophers and psychologists for generations, can be phrased… — E. O. Wilson
Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. Jesus dies… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences? — Walter Scott
I do not think a philosopher who would apply himself so earnestly to the explaining the ultimate principles of the soul, would show himself a… — David Hume
Others of them employ outward marks ... They style themselves Gnostics. They also possess images, some of them painted and others formed from different kinds… — Irenaeus of Lyons
I have decided, it is fruitless. For I am no longer sure of anything concerning my existance. A philosopher is a dead poet and a… — Roger Zelazny
The technology [semiconductors] which has transformed practical existence is largely an application of what was discovered by these allegedly irresponsible [natural] philosophers. — Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers. — Luc de Clapiers

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