Philosophy Quotes

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Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there. — Sydney J. Harris
You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analagous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple,… — Larry McMurtry
Our philosophy is we call it as we see it. Sometimes you agree, sometimes you don't. Robust debate is good. — Bill O'Reilly
Englishmen are babes in philosophy and so prefer faction-fighting to the labor of its unfamiliar thought. — William Butler Yeats
The very existence of armaments and great armies psychologically accustoms us to accept the philosophy of militarism. They inevitably increase fear and hate in the… — Norman Thomas
While some might mistakenly consider value investing a mechanical tool for identifying bargains, it is actually a comprehensive investment philosophy that emphasizes the need to… — Seth Klarman
If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin to focus his… — Allan W. Eckert
I like to think I keep my mind open. When I walk the streets I don't look for anything in particular. I come from a… — Elliott Erwitt
I have sort of a Zen body philosophy, I'm sort of like: we're one weight one day, we're one weight another day, and some day… — Lena Dunham
A dry soul is wisest and best. — Heraclitus
Modern man lives increasingly in the future and neglects the present. — Loren Eiseley
The future is neither ahead nor behind, on one side or another. Nor is it dark or light. It is contained within ourselves; its evil… — Loren Eiseley
Mind is locked in matter like the spirit Ariel in a cloven pine. Like Ariel, men struggle to escape the drag of the matter they… — Loren Eiseley
You think that way as you begin to get grayer and you see pretty plainly that the game is not going to end as you… — Loren Eiseley
Time does not relinquish its rights, either over human beings or over mountains. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you stop searching, you stop living, because then you're dwelling in the past. If you're not reaching forward to any growth or future, you… — Wynn Bullock
There is nothing in philosophy which could not be said in everyday language. — Henri Bergson
The way up and the way down are one and the same. — Heraclitus
From out of all the many particulars comes oneness, and out of oneness come all the many particulars. — Heraclitus
Only in the struggle between two philosophies can the weapon of brutal force, persistently and ruthlessly applied, lead to a decision for the side it… — Adolf Hitler
The Gospel that represents Jesus Christ, not as a system of truth to be received, into the mind, as I should receive a system of… — Catherine Booth
To know just what has do be done, then to do it, comprises the whole philosophy of practical life. — William Osler
To me this is the most beautiful, the most satisfactory from a scientific standpoint, the most logical theory of life. For thirty years I have… — Henry Ford
The attempt to isolate economics from other disciplines-notably politics, history, philosophy, finance, constitutional theory and sociology-has fatally disabled its power to explain what is happening… — Will Hutton
Daily meditation keeps me sane. I memorize prayers or poems that express my highest spiritual ideals, and quietly, word for word, go through the prayer… — Ashley Judd

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