Quotes about Philosophers

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Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it. — Epictetus
Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;a bundle of twigs by the — Ryōkan
Socrates: Have you noticed on our journey how often the citizens of this new land remind each other it is a free country — E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
An honest religious thinker is like a tightrope walker. He almost looks as though he were walking on nothing but air. Hi — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. — Diogenes of Sinope
Naive people tend to generalize people as—-good, bad, kind, or evil based on their actions. However, even the smartest p — Shannon L. Alder
The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away t — Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
For in this Case, we are not to give Credit to the Many, who say, that none ought to be educated but the Free; but rathe — Epictetus, All the Works of Epictetus
The theistic philosopher has a tendency to devalue insufficient worldviews, ideologies, and quite often common sense for — Criss Jami, Killosophy
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings? — Diogenes of Sinope
It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possi — Criss Jami, Killosophy
Philosophers console themselves with explanations. — Marty Rubin
It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong — Criss Jami, Killosophy
The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant. — Marty Rubin
The truth, he thought, has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philo — Graham Greene
I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. — Hippolyte Taine
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in. — Carl R White
We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some of the best things that have ever happened to us wouldn’t have happened to us, if it weren’t for some of the worst — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio