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Famous quotes by Philosophers

"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"These people abstain, it is true: but the bitch Sensuality glares enviously out of all they do"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"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
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Money often costs too much"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body"
Cicero, Philosopher
Cicero
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"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Aristotle
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"The gods too are fond of a joke"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Aristotle
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"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Aristotle
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"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Aristotle
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"He who is not a good servant will not be a good master"
Plato, Philosopher
Plato
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"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
Plato
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"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors"
Plato, Philosopher
Plato
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"Man - a being in search of meaning"
Plato, Philosopher
Plato
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"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Albert Camus
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"Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Francis Bacon
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"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Francis Bacon
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"He who allows oppression shares the crime"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Fortune favors the audacious"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Desiderius Erasmus
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"Commitment is an act, not a word"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre
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"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Epictetus
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"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Epictetus
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"Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Bertrand Russell
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"It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
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