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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Ambition is not a vice of little people
Michel de Montaigne
"Ambition is not a vice of little people"
Michel de Montaigne, 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: 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: The highest form of vanity is love of fame
George Santayana
"The highest form of vanity is love of fame"
George Santayana, Philosopher
Small: Words are loaded pistols
Jean-Paul Sartre
"Words are loaded pistols"
Jean-Paul Sartre, 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: A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie
"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: The more laws, the less justice
Cicero
"The more laws, the less justice"
Cicero, 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: Women, cant live with them, cant live without them
"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"
Desiderius Erasmus, 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: It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows
Epictetus
"It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things
Robert Brault
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"
Robert Brault, Philosopher
Small: Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Love is blind friendship closes its eyes
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted
Plato
"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"
Plato, 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: All lasting business is built on friendship
Alfred A. Montapert
"All lasting business is built on friendship"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
Small: What doesnt kill us makes us stronger
Friedrich Nietzsche
"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger"
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: My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake
Aristotle
"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake"
Aristotle, Philosopher
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