Quotes by Philosophers

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. Montesquieu

Justice Law Tyranny Name Shield Than Which

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius

Man Superior Superior Man His Modest Actions Speech

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. Confucius

Oppression Feel Sorrow Sink Should

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Insanity Rare Rule Something Individuals Parties Nations Groups

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs. Karl Marx

Will Rich Backs Off Get Anything Poor

The human body is the best picture of the human soul. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Fitness Best Soul Picture Best Picture Human Human Body Body Human Soul

Necessity dispenseth with decorum. Thomas Carlyle

Decorum Necessity

Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations. Alan Watts

Looking Stars Universe Out Constellations Badly Wrong Between Well Make Arranged Nor Comparisons Right Right And Wrong Things Night

They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person. Arthur Schopenhauer

The wise does at once what the fool does at last. Baltasar Gracian

Wise Fool Once Does Last

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. Francis Bacon

Man Sense Of Humor Humor Sense Imagination Console Given He Him Compensate

We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible. George Santayana

Future Respect Welcome Will Past Once Possible Must Remembering Soon

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. Immanuel Kant

Happiness Imagination Ideal Reason

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Nature Ourselves Never Deceive Deceives Us Who

Hell is other people. Jean-Paul Sartre

People Hell Other Hell Is

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. Lao Tzu

Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all. Soren Kierkegaard

Love Love Is Gives Takes

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu

Enemy Fighting Consists Excellence Supreme Without Breaking Resistance

Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord. Swami Sivananda

Love Treat Duty Everybody Lord Manifestation Your

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment. Thomas Carlyle

Nothing Self-Confidence Like Self-Esteem Builds Accomplishment