Essays Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. Intellect, will, taste, and passion co-operate…

— William James

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!

— William James

The philosophers talk to you about the dignity of man, and they tempt you to pride, or they talk to you about the misery…

— Blaise Pascal

Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister--corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all we hold…

— Anonymous

We are not philosophers, we are sovereigns. The rules that govern our behavior are not the rules for other men, and our honor, I…

— Megan Whalen Turner

This sort of thing has got to be stopped. Bad philosophers are like slum landlords. It's my job to put them out of business.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.

— Luc de Clapiers

It is better that great peoples should seek out glory, or even vanity, in their deeds, than that they should remain indifferent . For…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The duty of a philosopher is clear. He must take every pain to ascertain the truth; and, having arrived at a conclusion, he should…

— Henry Thomas Buckle

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

— Eric Hoffer