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: 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: It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows - Epictetus
Epictetus
"It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook - William James
William James
"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook"
William James, Philosopher
Small: All lasting business is built on friendship - Alfred A. Montapert
Alfred A. Montapert
"All lasting business is built on friendship"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: What doesnt kill us makes us stronger - Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Nature and wisdom never are at strife - Plutarch
Plutarch
"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"
Plutarch, 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: There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our wil
Epictetus
"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress - Epictetus
Epictetus
"Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress"
Epictetus, 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: Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities - Aristotle
Aristotle
"Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Aristotle
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involu
Blaise Pascal
"Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
Small: Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness - George Santayana
George Santayana
"Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness"
George Santayana, Philosopher
Small: No man was ever wise by chance - Seneca
Seneca
"No man was ever wise by chance"
Seneca, Philosopher
Small: I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them - John Stua
John Stuart Mill
"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them"
John Stuart Mill, Philosopher
Small: People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest - George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adams
"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"
George Matthew Adams, Philosopher
Small: Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul - Democritus
Democritus
"Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul"
Democritus, Philosopher
Small: Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance - Epicurus
Epicurus
"Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance"
Epicurus, Philosopher
Small: The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism - Karl Marx
Karl Marx
"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism"
Karl Marx, Philosopher
Small: Words are loaded pistols - Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Words are loaded pistols"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
Small: The public can only be really moved by what is genuine - George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes
"The public can only be really moved by what is genuine"
George Henry Lewes, Philosopher
Small: For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child - Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
"For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one - Rober
Robert Brault
"Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one"
Robert Brault, Philosopher
Small: Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it - Confucius
Confucius
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it"
Confucius, 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: Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken hee
Philo
"Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken heed of the Good and Beautiful. Such people not only liberate themselves; they fill those they meet with a free mind"
Philo, Philosopher
Small: If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked - Epictetus
Epictetus
"If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it - Friedrich Nietzs
Friedrich Nietzsche
"The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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