Mates Quote by William James

No philosophy based on an incorrect view of the nature of man is likely to produce social good.

— Stanley Kubrick

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

— Joseph Addison

He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy…

— Aristotle

A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.

— Thomas a Kempis

A true philosopher is married to wisdom; he needs no other bride.

— Proclus

The life of theoretical philosophy is the best and happiest a man can lead. Few men are capable of it and then only intermittently.…

— Aristotle

An impractical man--which he not only seems to be, but really is--will always be unreliable and unpredictable in his dealings with others. He will…

— Robert Musil

A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.

— Baltasar Gracian

A man of business may talk of philosophy; a man who has none may practice it.

— Alexander Pope

Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.

— Isaac Newton

A man must be excessively stupid, as well as uncharitable, who believes that there is no virtue but on his own side, and that…

— Joseph Addison

Almost every man we meet requires some civility; requires to be humored; - he has some fame, some talent, some whim of religion or…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson