Famous quotes by Philosophers

"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it"

Confucius, Philosopher

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps"

Confucius, Philosopher

"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors"

Confucius, Philosopher

"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness"

Confucius, Philosopher

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue"

Confucius, Philosopher

"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"What is a rebel? A man who says no"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives... inside ourselves"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money"

Albert Camus, Philosopher

Albert Camus

"Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"The worst men often give the best advice"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"Opportunity makes a thief"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties"

Francis Bacon, Philosopher

Francis Bacon

"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it"

Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher

Desiderius Erasmus

"In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king"

Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher

Desiderius Erasmus

"Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly"

Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher

Desiderius Erasmus

"Acting is happy agony"

Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher

Jean-Paul Sartre

"Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance"

Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher

Jean-Paul Sartre

"When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die"

Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher

Jean-Paul Sartre

"I hate victims who respect their executioners"

Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher

Jean-Paul Sartre

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