One thing Quote by William James

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

— William James

I am not a philosopher.

— Hans Bethe

A philosopher must be more than a philosopher.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

I'm not a philosopher. I don't pretend to be a philosopher. I'm not a student of philosophy.

— Laurence Fishburne

To understand a philosopher requires a philosopher.

— Horace Bushnell

Everyone is a philosopher. Not everyone is good at it.

— Alfred North Whitehead

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

A philosopher ... is not fairly judged by his eccentricities, nor by the frailties to which he is liable; still less should his philosophy…

— John Grier Hibben

The true philosopher is one who makes people believe that he admires what he does not admire.

— Vikrant Parsai

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

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

— George Santayana