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Famous quotes by Philosophers

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune"
William James, Philosopher
William James
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"Wisdom begins in wonder"
Socrates, Philosopher
Socrates
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"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives"
John Stuart Mill, Philosopher
John Stuart Mill
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"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant"
John Stuart Mill, Philosopher
John Stuart Mill
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"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Søren Kierkegaard
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"Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher
Sun Tzu
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"It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people, which is the measure of right and wrong"
Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher
Jeremy Bentham
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"A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war"
Simone Weil, Philosopher
Simone Weil
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"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face"
Diogenes of Sinope, Philosopher
Diogenes of Sinope
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"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for"
Epicurus, Philosopher
Epicurus
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"Through the Thou a person becomes I"
Martin Buber, Philosopher
Martin Buber
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"The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere"
Xun Kuang, Philosopher
Xun Kuang
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"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness"
Jean Vanier, Philosopher
Jean Vanier
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"The great epochs of our life are the occasions when we gain the courage to rebaptize our evil qualities as our best qualities"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The doer alone learneth"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Fear is the mother of morality"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Every artist was first an amateur"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own"
Cicero, Philosopher
Cicero
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"Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Aristotle
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"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Aristotle
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"Philosophy begins in wonder"
Plato, Philosopher
Plato
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"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and Third by experience, which is the bitterest"
Confucius, Philosopher
Confucius
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"When anger rises, think of the consequences"
Confucius, Philosopher
Confucius
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