Famous quotes by Philosophers

Small: The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but rather, Can they suffer?
Jeremy Bentham
"The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?""
Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher
Small: It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book
Friedrich Nietzsche
"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which ther
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: We cannot command Nature except by obeying her
Francis Bacon
"We cannot command Nature except by obeying her"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold
Aristotle
"The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his
Immanuel Kant
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals"
Immanuel Kant, Philosopher
Small: The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook
William James
"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook"
William James, Philosopher
Small: Love is blind friendship closes its eyes
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: One has to pay dearly for immortality one has to die several times while one is still alive
Friedrich Nietzsche
"One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory
Cicero
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested
Francis Bacon
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities
Aristotle
"Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods
Aristotle
"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: He who is not a good servant will not be a good master
Plato
"He who is not a good servant will not be a good master"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil
Plato
"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face
Albert Camus
"Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Small: Nature and wisdom never are at strife
Plutarch
"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"
Plutarch, Philosopher
Small: All mens souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine
Socrates
"All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doin
Immanuel Kant
"In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so"
Immanuel Kant, Philosopher
Small: Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
Small: The longer a mans fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming
Arthur Schopenhauer
"The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming"
Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher
Small: No man was ever wise by chance
Seneca
"No man was ever wise by chance"
Seneca, Philosopher
Small: Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Wit is the epitaph of an emotion"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth
Friedrich Nietzsche
"One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child
Friedrich Nietzsche
"For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff
Cicero
"When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much
Francis Bacon
"Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Opportunity makes a thief
Francis Bacon
"Opportunity makes a thief"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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