Philosophy Quotes

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Any time and any place can be used to study: his room, a garden, is table, his bed; when alone or in company; morning and… — Michel de Montaigne
She - philosophy is equally helpful to the rich and poor: neglect her, and she equally harms the young and old. — Horace
One or another man, liberated or cursed, suddenly sees-but even this man sees rarely-that all we are is what we aren't, that we fool ourselves… — Fernando Pessoa
I would welcome the passing of the idea of philosophy as defined by a method of conceptual analysis. But that is not the passing of… — Robert Adams
Real philosophy seeks rather to solve than to deny. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life. — Dale Carnegie
And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to metaphysics. For if truth be… — David Hume
Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and believe about it.… — Michael Dummett
I started philosophy looking for answers. But along the way I came to prize exploring the questions. Progress in philosophy consists, I think, in a… — Kwame Anthony Appiah
Some philosophers are drawn to the subject [of philosophy] via their interest in the nature and structure of the world external to us. Others are… — Jason Stanley
As so often happens in philosophy, clever people accept a false general principle on a priori grounds and then devote endless labour and ingenuity to… — C. D. Broad
There are lots of cases where we know more about how the world works than we do about how we know how it works. That's… — Jerry Fodor
Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man. — David Hume
Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us. — Soren Kierkegaard
I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going… — Deena Kastor
My philosophy on running is, I don't dwell on it, I do it. — Joan Benoit
Philosophy is harmonized knowledge making a harmonious life; it is the self-discipline which lifts us to serenity and freedom. Knowledge is power, but only wisdom… — Will Durant
That is what the highest criticism really is, the record of one's own soul. It is more fascinating than history, as it is concerned simply… — Oscar Wilde
Remain true to yourself and your philosophy. Changing in the face of adversity will in fact diminish your credibility with your customers. — Giorgio Armani
Life is not logic, life is not philosophy. Life is a dance, a song, a celebration! It is more like love and less like logic. — Rajneesh
This is no magnificent deed, because I do not want followers, and I mean this. The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
You are Christians; find out what is true and false in Christianity - and you will then find out what is true. Find out what… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The more one is absorbed in so-called philosophy, the greater one's delusion and blindness. — Emanuel Swedenborg
The energy available for each individual man is his income, and the philosophy which can teach him to be content with penury should be capable… — Frederick Soddy
My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It's not just what do you for yourself. It's how you treat people… — Art Linkletter

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