Blame Quote by Plato

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

— William James

A philosopher must be more than a philosopher.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The philosopher has to be the bad conscience of his age.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Sometimes when a philosopher's views are widely rejected by the world, the fault is not with the philosopher but with the world.

— Allen W. Wood

Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.

— George Santayana

I am only a philosopher, and there is only one thing that a philosopher can be relied on to do, and that is, to…

— William James

'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who…

— Plato

The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself.

— Henry Adams

“Philosophers are good at parties but not for cleaning up after.”

— Lorrie Moore

“I will simply ask: What is philosophy? What do the writings of the best known philosophers contain? What are the lessons of these friends…

— Jean Jacques Rousseau

“Bad philosophers are like slum landlords. It's my job to put them out of business.”

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the…

— Edward Abbey