Belief Quote by Georges Canguilhem

Religious and philosophical beliefs are, indeed, as dangerous as fire, and nothing can take from them that beauty of danger. But there is only…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts…

— Plato

Believe it or not, philosophy has consequences.

— Jonathan V. Last

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

— David Hume

Philosophy can make people sick.

— Aristotle

The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed.

— Sarah Vowell

The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief.

— Sarah Vowell

Philosophy is a bully that talks loud when the danger is at a distant; but, the moment she is pressed hard by an enemy,…

— Charles Caleb Colton

It is very, very dangerous to come between a person and their beliefs.

— Louise Penny

Philosophers talk about truth and falsehood. People in life talk about payoff, exposure, and consequences (risks and rewards), hence fragility and antifragility. And sometimes…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Philosophy is the health of the mind.

— Seneca the Younger

The chief danger to philosophy is narrowness in the selection of evidence.

— Alfred North Whitehead