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Famous quotes by Philosophers

"One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights"
Simone Weil, Philosopher
Simone Weil
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"Stand a little less between me and the sun"
Diogenes of Sinope, Philosopher
Diogenes of Sinope
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"Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain"
John Locke, Philosopher
John Locke
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"The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action"
John Dewey, Philosopher
John Dewey
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"Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination"
John Dewey, Philosopher
John Dewey
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"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare"
Baruch Spinoza, Philosopher
Baruch Spinoza
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"Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one"
Martin Heidegger, Philosopher
Martin Heidegger
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"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance"
Alan Watts, Philosopher
Alan Watts
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"There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others"
George Matthew Adams, Philosopher
George Matthew Adams
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"I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia"
Democritus, Philosopher
Democritus
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"Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love"
Charles Peguy, Philosopher
Charles Peguy
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"Play is the exultation of the possible"
Martin Buber, Philosopher
Martin Buber
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"There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world"
Karl Popper, Philosopher
Karl Popper
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"Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness"
Mencius, Philosopher
Mencius
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"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion"
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosopher
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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"Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought"
Henri Bergson, Philosopher
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"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle"
Deepak Chopra, Philosopher
Deepak Chopra
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"Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people"
Hu Shih, Philosopher
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"In fact, history does not belong to us, but we belong to it"
Hans-Georg Gadamer, Philosopher
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"Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting"
Gottfried Leibniz, Philosopher
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"It really is a nice theory. The only defect I think it has is probably common to all philosophical theories. It's wrong"
Saul Kripke, Philosopher
Saul Kripke
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"From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen"
Robert Nozick, Philosopher
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"An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less"
Nicholas M. Butler, Philosopher
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"Natural objects, for example, must be experienced before any theorizing about them can occur"
Edmund Husserl, Philosopher
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"The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepens his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains"
Walter Kaufmann, Philosopher
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"Without music, life would be a mistake"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"In music the passions enjoy themselves"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Women are considered deep - why? Because one can never discover any bottom to them. Women are not even shallow"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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