Famous quotes by Philosophers

PhilosophersThroughout background, thinkers have actually offered their one-of-a-kind perspectives on life, providing insight right into the human condition as well as the globe around us. From Socrates to Nietzsche, these quotes supply us with a glance right into the minds of a few of the greatest thinkers of perpetuity. Whether it's a provocative observation on the nature of presence or a straightforward pointer to live life to the fullest, these quotes by philosophers offer ageless wisdom that can be related to our lives today.
Small: Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress
Epictetus
"Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: Each age, it is found, must write its own books or rather, each generation for the next succeeding
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie
Desiderius Erasmus
"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea
"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"
Sri Aurobindo, 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: People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest
George Matthew Adams
"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"
George Matthew Adams, 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: The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism
Karl Marx
"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen
Anaxagoras
"Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen"
Anaxagoras, Philosopher
Small: There are some defeats more triumphant than victories
Michel de Montaigne
"There are some defeats more triumphant than victories"
Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher
Small: Ambition is not a vice of little people
Michel de Montaigne
"Ambition is not a vice of little people"
Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher
Small: The more laws, the less justice
Cicero
"The more laws, the less justice"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Advice in old age is foolish for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the near
Cicero
"Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Dont walk behind me I may not lead. Dont walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my f
Albert Camus
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Small: God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures
Francis Bacon
"God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Women, cant live with them, cant live without them
Desiderius Erasmus
"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: Words are loaded pistols
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Words are loaded pistols"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
Small: The highest form of vanity is love of fame
George Santayana
"The highest form of vanity is love of fame"
George Santayana, Philosopher
Small: A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers
Plato
"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you
Friedrich Nietzsche
"When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: As soon as there is life there is danger
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"As soon as there is life there is danger"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of cr
John Locke
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom"
John Locke, Philosopher
Small: There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk
Jean-Paul Sartre
"There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
Small: I hate books they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
Small: Love is blind friendship closes its eyes
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"
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: In heaven, all the interesting people are missing
Friedrich Nietzsche
"In heaven, all the interesting people are missing"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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