Quotes by Philosophers

The words of truth are always paradoxical. Lao Tzu

Truth Words Paradoxical Always

If any man's money can be taken by a so-called government, without his own personal consent, all his other rights are taken with it; for with his money the government can, and will, hire soldiers to stand over him, compel him to submit to its arbitrary will, and kill him if he resists. Lysander Spooner

The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me. Meister Eckhart

God Me Eye See Sees Same Which

We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me. Meister Eckhart

When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order. Meister Eckhart

Attitude You Own Out Thwarted Order Your

In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. Michel de Montaigne

You Nine About Cat Lifetimes Never Know Knows Much Your

He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears. Michel de Montaigne

Fears Shall He Who Suffer Suffers

Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines. Paul Brunton

Alone Strength Needs Man Solitude Depend Weakness Nerve More Crowd He Him Mob Than Much Who Presence

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. Plato

Wisdom Knowledge Justice Ought Rather Without Cunning Than

There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato

Good Good Thing Repeating Thing Harm

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. Plato

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery. Plato

Education Training Important Nursery Proper Part Most Important Part The Most Important

Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity. Robert M. Pirsig

Great Creativity Boredom Period Always Precedes

A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living. Rudolf Steiner

Life Soul Reflection Mirror Healthy Community Living Virtue Finds Only Social Social Life Whole Each Found Each One

The poets are only the interpreters of the gods. Socrates

Only Poets Gods

Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. Sun Tzu

War Army Every Secret Make Operations Essential Move Them

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. Sun Tzu

Enemy Sign Compliments Truce Wishes Mouths Sent

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life. Thomas Hobbes

Life Nature Man Liberty Will Power Own Say Hath He Himself His Use Each Each Man Right Preservation

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. William James

Positive Success Attitude Failure You Reality Yourself Will Men Positive Results Though Something More Results Feel Soon Look Becomes Amazed Accomplished Accordingly Conduct Than Depends Capacity Successful Act Enjoying

Belief creates the actual fact. William James

Fact Creates Belief Actual

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. William James

Acceptance First Consequences Willing Misfortune Step Overcoming First Step Any Happened

The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. Xun Kuang

Travel Will Once Attempting Roads Person Get Nowhere Two