Quotes by Philosophers

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. Martin Buber

Secret Unaware Journeys Which Traveler

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him. Socrates

Man Injustice Evil Ought Him Return However Account Any Much Who Injured Suffered Injury Right

What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music. Soren Kierkegaard

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it. William James

Life Will Spend Outlast Something Greatest Use

We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away. Zhuangzi

Winter Brainy Own Autumn Our Everything Though Point Point Of View Like Permanence Pass Opinions Cling Gradually Depended View Away

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. Alan Watts

Future Past Real Exist Past And Future Which Realized Illusions Present

The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention. Alan Watts

Ego Focus Nothing Other Attention Than Conscious

Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock. Aristotle

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. Confucius

Man Superior Virtue Superior Man Comfort Always Common Common Man Thinks

We have art in order not to die of the truth. Friedrich Nietzsche

Truth Art Die Order

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. John Locke

Education Knowledge World Thorough Only Fence Against

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress. Maimonides

Progress Say Thou Shalt Thy Know Teach Tongue

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. Soren Kierkegaard

God Nature Prayer Change Rather Prays Influence Who Function

Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity. Albert Camus

Life Joy Living Defeat Our More Only Gives Bottom Absurdity Because Very Maybe The Only Thing Which Us Thing Basically

The soul never thinks without a picture. Aristotle

Soul Picture Never Without Thinks

A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. Confucius

Love Friendship Time Good Home Youth Opportunity Earnest Respectful Abroad Studies He Performance Employ Overflow Polite Cultivate His Truthful After Them Elders Should Things

It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night. Friedrich Nietzsche

Think Suicide Way Consoling Bad Through Always Gets Many Night

A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching. Swami Sivananda

Life Good Thoughts Water Made Ocean Consequences Earth Bad Details Composed Drops Least Up Mountain Endless Tiny Grains Whether Little Them Actions Even Series Speeches

Well begun is half done. Aristotle

Brainy Half Well Begun Done

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle

Fear Evil Pain Arising Anticipation

The secret to humor is surprise. Aristotle

Humor Secret Surprise

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. Bertrand Russell

Work Approaching Nervous Important Symptoms Nervous Breakdown Terribly Breakdown Belief