Circumstances Quote by Henry David Thoreau

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to…

— Henry David Thoreau

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

— Epictetus

There's no greater sign of being a poor philosopher and wise man than wanting all of life to be wise and philosophical.

— Giacomo Leopardi

The philosopher: he alone knows how to live for himself. He is the one, in fact, who knows the fundamental thing: how to live.

— Seneca the Younger

I strongly believe that one of the best philosophies of life is to be your own philosopher.

— Anonymous

Men are not philosophers, but are rather very foolish children, who, by reason of their partiality, see everything in the most absurd manner, and…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

In order to live, man must act; in order to act, he must make choices; in order to make choices, he must define a…

— Ayn Rand

Only as an individual can man become a philosopher.

— Karl Jaspers

If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“What sort of philosophy one chooses depends, therefore, on what sort of man one is; for a philosophical system is not a dead piece…

— Anonymous

To be a philosopher... is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically.

— Henry David Thoreau

Philosophy is an act of living.

— Plutarch