Philosophers Quotes

495 Philosophers quotes by 356 unique authors

She was incomprehensible, for, in her, soul and spirit were one - the beauty of her body was the essence of her soul. She was… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Socrates became a trendsetter. Other philosophers, including Plato and Aristotle and Gus, quickly followed suit, dropping their last names too. And, for centuries after that… — Demetri Martin
Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers. — Masanobu Fukuoka
Don't listen to people telling you that getting up early is best. René Descartes is one of history's most important philosophers, but he rarely got… — Gideon Defoe
Philosophers, for example, often fail to recognize that their remarks about the universe apply also to themselves and their remarks. If the universe is meaningless,… — Alan Watts
It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards. — Soren Kierkegaard
Socrates himself said, 'One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.' Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is… — Jostein Gaarder
Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose a dog d… — Daniel Dennett
Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies. — Michel de Montaigne
Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who know more and… — Konrad Lorenz
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. — Anton Chekhov
I leaf through the ancient philosophers and find my newest discoveries there. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I would simply ask why so many critics, so many writers, so many philosophers take such satisfaction in professing that the experience of a work… — Pierre Bourdieu
Throughout the entire history of philosophy, philosophers have sought to discover what man is - or what human nature is. But Sartre believed that man… — Jostein Gaarder
It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers. — Katherine Applegate
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening. — Epictetus
All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards thier goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the… — Ian Fleming
Legislators, priests, philosophers, writers, ans scientists have striven to show that the subordinate position of woman is willed in heaven and advantageous on earth. — Simone de Beauvoir
Although according to certain philosophers it is quite difficult to distinguish the jester from the melancholic, life itself being a comic drama or a dramatic… — Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont
Socrates: So even our walks are dangerous here. But you seem to have avoided the most dangerous thing of all. Bertha: What's that? Socrates: Philosophy.… — Peter Kreeft
Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and… — William Faulkner
These are fashionable people who call themselves philosophers. — Noam Chomsky
Maybe belief is the biggest lie. In ages past, the earliest philosophers tried to explain the stars in the sky and the world around them.… — Dan Abnett
I have loved you in every manner that my imagination could contrive. I have wanted you so deeply that my body sang with pain and… — Nick Bantock

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