Quotes by Philosophers

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. John Dewey
Work Path Old Made Trouble Mental Rut Troublesome Least Undertake Requires Beliefs Resistance
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind. John Dewey
Mind Mark Educated Skepticism Even Pose
Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the world in jeopardy. John Dewey
World Think Some Begun Anyone Places Who Jeopardy Portion
Where there is no property there is no injustice. John Locke
Property Injustice Where
All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. John Locke
Passion Men Liable Temptation Points Most Error Interest Many
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. John Locke
Men More Learned Frequently Questions Than Child Unexpected
It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. John Locke
Truth Man Possession One Thing He Put Him Another Error Show Thing
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men. John Stuart Mill
God Will Men Whatever Despotism Individuality Crushes Name May Whether Enforcing
In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny. John Stuart Mill
Sides Correct Both Tend Both Sides Wrong Intellectual Debates Affirm Deny
I think we won't be able to understand the operations of trans-phobia, homophobia, if we don't understand how certain kinds of links are forged between gender and sexuality in the minds of those who want masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality. Judith Butler
Gender Think Minds Heterosexuality Those Sexuality Kinds Able Absolutely Masculinity Between Operations Understand How Femininity Links Forged Want Certain Separate Who Homosexuality
The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e., the class which is the ruling material force of society, is at the same time its ruling intellectual force. Karl Marx
Time Class Every Society Ruling Ruling Class Ideas Force Material Intellectual Same Same Time Which Epoch
Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand. Karl Marx
Society Relations Sum Consist Individuals Within Does Which Stand Expresses
Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy. Karl Marx
Happy Experience People Made Most Praises Who
The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the world unite. Karl Marx
World Lose Nothing Worker Workers Chains Unite
Medicine heals doubts as well as diseases. Karl Marx
Medicine Well Heals Diseases Doubts
We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure. Karl Popper
Freedom Other Secure Security Must Only Make Than Plan Reason
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest. Lao Tzu
World Flower Else Waving Honored Silent Kinds He Head Disappears Like Sage Forest Either Career Two
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself. Lao Tzu
Oneself Well Always Even Violence
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.' Ludwig Wittgenstein
Wisdom Me Culture Chapter Every Exactly Exactly What Follow Vanity Seems Headed Come Know Going Then Across
Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Nothing Difficult Oneself Deceiving
I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Life Good Nature Sit Bad Good Nature Only Horse Thrown Like Am Off Very Owe Moment Rider
The logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Truth World Logic Prior Falsehood
The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights, in order to have his other rights protected - involves a palpable absurdity, both legally and politically. Lysander Spooner
Government Man Injustice Rights Other Must Constantly Some Viz Give Both Put Absurdity Involves Protected His Up Legally Politically Order Forth Apology Palpable Consent
A slave government is an oligarchy; and one, too, of the most arbitrary and criminal character. Lysander Spooner
Government Character Too Criminal Arbitrary Most Oligarchy Slave
Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Life Will Stronger Whatever Our Put Attention Grow
The knowledge from an enlightened person breaks on the hard rocks of ignorance. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Knowledge Ignorance Rocks Person Breaks Hard Enlightened
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