Philosophical Quotes

1598 Philosophical quotes by 584 unique authors

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. — Immanuel Kant
If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on. — Immanuel Kant
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. — Immanuel Kant
A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose. — Immanuel Kant
Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind. — Immanuel Kant
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck. — Immanuel Kant
But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience. — Immanuel Kant
Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason. — Immanuel Kant
Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands. — Immanuel Kant
Maybe I'm being philosophical and spiritual, but I believe that if you put negative energy out there that that is what will come back. — Persis Khambatta
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here,… — Jeff Koons
Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical. — Hedy Lamarr
I am in love - and, my God, it is the greatest thing that can happen to a man. I tell you, find a woman… — D. H. Lawrence
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. — Bruce Lee
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against. — Bruce Lee
The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship between the small and the large. — Tim Berners-Lee
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. — Abraham Lincoln
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears. — John Locke
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. — John Locke
No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience. — John Locke
What worries you, masters you. — John Locke
All wealth is the product of labor. — John Locke
Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. — John Locke
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. — John Locke

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