Quotes by Philosophers

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people. Karl Marx
People Too Results Production Useful Useless Many Things
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle
Democracy Degenerate Republics Decline
Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts. Blaise Pascal
Thoughts Communication Painting Eloquence
War does not determine who is right - only who is left. Bertrand Russell
War Determine Only Does Left Who Right
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate. Socrates
Hate Come Deadliest Often Deepest Desires
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. Friedrich Nietzsche
You Way Right Way Correct Only Does Exist Your Right
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world. Albert Camus
Man World Ethics Beast Wild Wild Beast Without
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Confucius
Great Learning Lost Think Danger He Learn Does Learns Who Thinks
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu
Wisdom Patience Simplicity Compassion Three Greatest Just Teach Your Things Treasures
When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. Jiddu Krishnamurti
You Yourself Rest Christian Else Muslim Indian See Call Because Tradition Nationality Being Anything Anything Else Mankind Separate Breeds Separating European Belief Why Violence Violent
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. Plato
Education Music Soul Virtue Reach Sound Movement
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die. Plato
You People Wilt Dirt Like Stunt Make Person Die Either Your Help Nourish Grow Growth
Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. Bertrand Russell
Love Hatred Power Idealism Passes Disguised Much
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
Strength Yourself Power Others True Mastering
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche
Beautiful Art Great Gratitude Great Art Beautiful Art Essence
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. Michel de Montaigne
Good Marriage Wife Husband Good Marriage Would Would-Be Between Blind Deaf
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. Confucius
Humility Virtues Solid Solid Foundation Foundation
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. Lao Tzu
Water Nothing Softer More Than Flexible Resist
Man - a being in search of meaning. Plato
Man Being Meaning Search
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. Jean-Paul Sartre
Freedom You Been Done
All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. Friedrich Nietzsche
Truth Time Power Interpretation All Things Prevails Given Subject Function Things
Courage is knowing what not to fear. Plato
Courage Fear Knowing
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates
Life Wisdom World Ourselves About True Around Understand How True Wisdom Little Realize Us Each
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. Confucius
You Yourself Others Done Want
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. Epictetus
Great Wealth Few Consists Possessions Having Wants
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates
Life Busy Beware Busy Life
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