Philosophical Quotes

1598 Philosophical quotes by 584 unique authors

Revolutions are the locomotives of history. — Karl Marx
The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles. — Karl Marx
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility. — Karl Marx
A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism. — Karl Marx
While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser. — Karl Marx
Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state. — Karl Marx
I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's… — Ewan McGregor
There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he… — H. L. Mencken
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. — Baron de Montesquieu
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness. — Michel de Montaigne
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. — Baron de Montesquieu
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ. — Baron de Montesquieu
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. — Baron de Montesquieu
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. — Baron de Montesquieu
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits. — Baron de Montesquieu
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it. — Baron de Montesquieu
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight. — Baron de Montesquieu
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length. — Baron de Montesquieu
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. — Baron de Montesquieu
The severity of the laws prevents their execution. — Baron de Montesquieu
It was less a literary thing than a linguistic, philosophical preoccupation... discovering how far you can go with language to create immediate, elementary experience. — Robert Morgan
I know that I'm deeply, spiritually, profoundly philosophical and I also know that I'm about the flakiest person you're gonna meet. — Alanis Morissette
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets. — Haruki Murakami
The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. — Edward R. Murrow
War is to man what maternity is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace. — Benito Mussolini

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