Quotes by Philosophers

In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes
Man Face Rich Spit House His Place
The great thieves lead away the little thief. Diogenes
Great Thief Thieves Lead Little Away
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. Epictetus
Time Great Me You Fruit First Nothing Tell Must Ripen More Bear Answer Bunch Blossom Than Any Then Created Fig Grapes Suddenly Desire
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life. Epicurus
Life Impossible Live Living Pleasant Wisely Well Without Justly
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. Francis Bacon
Man World Citizen Strangers He Courteous Gracious Shows
Germany is a great nation only because its people have so much Polish blood in their veins. Friedrich Nietzsche
Great People Nation Great Nation Only Veins Because Polish Blood Germany Much
There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings. Friedrich Nietzsche
Love World Giving Goodness Enough Permit Any Beings Away Imaginary
Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote. George Gurdjieff
Negative Laughter Poison Become Energy Superfluous Remained Unused Antidote Which Might Us
Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. Guru Nanak
Love God Nature Wealth Kings Vast Ant Dominion Cannot Even Compare Filled
It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul. Heraclitus
Soul Heart Whatever Cost Wishes Contend Against Hard Buys Desire
It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably. Immanuel Kant
Long Live Whilst Happily Should Necessary
Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices. Jean-Paul Sartre
Nature Man Responsible His Choices Fully
We do not judge the people we love. Jean-Paul Sartre
Love People Judge Brainy Do Not Judge
I hate victims who respect their executioners. Jean-Paul Sartre
Respect Hate Victims Who
The question of whether or not there is a God or truth or reality or whatever you like to call it, can never be answered by books, by priests, philosopher's or saviours. Nobody and nothing can answer the question but you yourself, and that is why you must know yourself - Immaturity lies only in total ignorance of self. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Truth God You Ignorance Reality Yourself Whatever Nothing Philosopher Books Immaturity Must Lies Total Only Self Never Priests Nobody Like Know Know Yourself Call Answer Answered Question Whether Why
All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Man Political Word Thinking Religious Divided Conceptual Ideologies Idiotic Unfortunately Whether Which
Life is relationship, living is relationship. We cannot live if you and I have built a wall around ourselves and just peep over that wall occasionally. Unconsciously, deeply, under the wall, we are related. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Life Relationship You Live Living Related We Cannot Ourselves Over Occasionally Around Built Wall Just Cannot Deeply
No man's credit is as good as his money. John Dewey
Good Man Money His Credit
One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. John Stuart Mill
Ninety-Nine Only Equal Person Interests Who Belief
Revolutions are the locomotives of history. Karl Marx
History Revolutions
Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Achieve Nothing Everything Philosophy Lock Adjustment Seems Only Open Combination Like Safe Does Trying Door Place Little Each
A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Work Good Jokes Philosophical Consisting Entirely Could Written Serious
Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Happiness Life Finds Purpose Expansion Fulfillment
There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say. Martin Buber
Life Me Man Conflict Thought Three Action Say Between Principle Principles Being Mean Origin Speech
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself. Michel de Montaigne
Yourself Others Give Lend
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason. Montesquieu
Religion Intolerance Religious Total Spirit Religious Wars Eclipse More Only Fact Spread Caused Than Human Regarded Which Reason Wars Human Reason
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