Ancestor Quote by Socrates

There is also a philosophy of less-is-more, and a little dignity that never hurt anybody. There are many qualities to admire about our father's…

— James Redford

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

Not because Socrates said so, but because it is in truth my own disposition - and perchance to some excess - I look upon…

— Michel de Montaigne

I always remember the teachings of our ancestors: respect for God, teacher, government, and both parents. Even after I became president, I have not…

— Suharto

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

— Wynton Marsalis

“This is precisely where philosophers are a notable exception. A philosopher never gets quite used to the world. to him or her, the world…

— Jostein Gaarder

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

Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it.

— Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

“The history of philosophy, and perhaps especially of moral, social and political philosophy, is there to prevent us from becoming too readily bewitched. The…

— Anonymous

When you look at belief in such things - as do you go to heaven, is there a devil - we have more in…

— Bill Maher

I never have known a man of ordinary common-sense who did not urge upon his sons, from earliest childhood, doctrines of economy and the…

— William Graham Sumner

The history in our country speaks to our highest values of people who did not accept things as they are and go along with…

— Cory Booker