Behavior Quote by Megan Whalen Turner

“still the teachings of the philosophers are not the commandments of the gods, but the discoveries of men, who, at the prompting of their…

— Augustine of Hippo

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

“It is my obligation as a gentleman to protect philosophers.”

— Bill Minutaglio

The philosopher's conception of things will, above all, be truer than other men's, and his philosophy will subordinate all the circumstances of life. To…

— Henry David Thoreau

The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,but determined to judge for himself.He should not be a respector of persons,but…

— Michael Faraday

Thus, I blush to add, you can not be a philosopher and a good man, though you may be a philosopher and a great…

— George Bernard Shaw

Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts.

— Ilkin Santak

Here is the beginning of philosophy: a recognition of the conflicts between men, a search for their cause, a condemnation of mere opinion ..…

— Epictetus

Philosophers are only men in armor after all.

— Charles Dickens

“Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing…

— Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system.

— Robert Musil

It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub!

— Antoine Rivarol