Philosophical Quotes

1598 Philosophical quotes by 584 unique authors

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To some extent I liken slavery to death. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The world's a mean place. It's unfair, then it's fair. It's hateful, then it's loving. It's a very peculiar place on philosophical and metaphysical and… — Tim Allen
Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. — Hans Christian Andersen
I did this within a philosophical framework, and a moral and legal framework. And I have been turned into a cartoon of the greatest villain… — Jack Abramoff
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. — Thomas Aquinas
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. — Thomas Aquinas
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. — Thomas Aquinas
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. — Thomas Aquinas
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God. — Thomas Aquinas
Beware of the person of one book. — Thomas Aquinas
Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are… — Thomas Aquinas
All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. — Thomas Aquinas
Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice. — Thomas Aquinas
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good. — Thomas Aquinas
Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient. — Thomas Aquinas
Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason. — Thomas Aquinas
To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them. — Thomas Aquinas
All that is true, by whomsoever it has been said has its origin in the Spirit. — Thomas Aquinas
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. — Diane Arbus

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