Life Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Being a philosopher is to think, seek wisdom, and have principles that guide and influence what you do. It's to give meaning to things,…

— Andrea Pirlo

To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it.

— Criss Jami

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

My definition (of a philosopher) is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him…

— Louisa May Alcott

What is it to be a philosopher? Is it not to be prepared against events?

— Epictetus

I just realized, sometime early on in college, that I wanted to be a philosopher. I basically decided that I wanted to spend my…

— L.A. Paul

To understand a philosopher requires a philosopher.

— Horace Bushnell

Everyone is a philosopher. Not everyone is good at it.

— Alfred North Whitehead

The philosopher is someone who doesn't know, but who wants to find out.

— Simon Critchley

I am not a philosopher.

— Hans Bethe

A philosopher must be more than a philosopher.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Philosophy is fundamentally about how you come to terms with living your life and trying to do it in a wise manner, and, for…

— Cornel West