Philosophy Quotes
“At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche
August 2012
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“Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.”
—Epictetus
“I cannot escape the objection that there is no state of mind, however simple, that does not change every moment.”
—Henri Bergson
“They can because they think they can.”
—Virgil
“How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.”
—Saint Thomas Aquinas
“Our life is what our thoughts make it.”
—Marcus Aurelias
“Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.”
—Aristotle
“Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.”
—Plato
“I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.”
—Jean-Jacques Rosseau
“What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not need a god to teach it to me.”
—Jean-Paul Satre
“Where there is no property there is no injustice.”
—John Locke
“I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within.”
—Socrates
“Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.”
—Georg Friedrich Hegel
“A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favour.”
—Seneca the Younger
“I define an intellect as a thing with what our soul thinks and comprehends.”
—Aristotle
“You shouldn’t disregard your enemies. They are the first, who see your mistakes.”
—Antisthenes
“If a man eats much, he doesn’t become healthier than a man who is satisfied only with necessary things. The same thing is with a scholar. A scholar isn’t a man, who reads much, but a man, who reads with a utility.”
—Aristippus
“You rose these people yourself, supported them and that is why you suffer from slavery and shame.”
—Solon
“A ruler could be compared with a boat and people cold be compared with a water. The water could carry a boat, but it could also throw down this boat.”
—Xun Zi
“A friend is our alter ego.”
—Zeno
