Quotes by Philosophers

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition. Friedrich Nietzsche

Disposition Sign No-One Annoy Well Equally Anxious Just Desire Harm

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. Friedrich Nietzsche

Love Own Only Written His Blood Person

There are no moral phenomena at all, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena. Friedrich Nietzsche

Interpretation Moral Only Phenomena

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth. Friedrich Nietzsche

Truth Lie Sometimes Tell Tells Accompanies May

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.' Friedrich Nietzsche

Service Art Good Dance Wish Philosopher Dancer Finally Kind Fine Fine Art Spirit More Only Could Divine He Ideal Know Also Piety Knows His Than

The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows. Gaston Bachelard

Morning Soul Rest Sets Our Possession Out Must Rarely Shadows Only Opens Within Does Repose Being Us Sweep Body Phantoms Inn Belong Night Sleep

Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few. George Berkeley

Truth Game Truth Is Few Cry

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests. George Santayana

Men Own Universe Atheism Spinoza Only True Towards Like Piety Denies Gods Human Interests Servants Image

To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. George Santayana

Me Soul Patriotism Dreadful Seems Indignity Geography Controlled

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. George Santayana

Happiness Knowledge Beginning Possible

The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream, except by awaking out of it. George Santayana

Truth Dreams Out Dream Dreamer About Except Know His Even

When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different. George Santayana

Women Men Men And Women Only Always Conclusions Different Reasons Agree

Time takes all and gives all. Giordano Bruno

Time Gives Takes

We see that pedantry has never been held in such esteem for the government of the world as in our times, and it offers as many paths of the true intelligible species and objects of infallible and sole truth as there are individual pedants. Giordano Bruno

From its brilliancy everything is illuminated. Guru Nanak

Inspirational Everything

If you rely on political factions to promote men to office, the people will work to develop instrumental relationships and will not seek to be useful with regard to the law. Thus, a ruler who mistakes reputation for ability when assigning offices will see his state fall into disorder. Han Fei

Work You People Law Political Will Men Mistakes Fall Reputation State Relationships Ruler Promote Ability See Seek Rely Factions Develop Thus Instrumental His Office Offices Regard Disorder Useful Who

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness. Henri Frederic Amiel

People Will Clever Nothing Recognize Clever People Cleverness Tolerate

Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius. Henri Frederic Amiel

Genius Impossible Difficult Others Easily Find Talent Doing

Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves. Henri Frederic Amiel

Quality Satisfied Others Ourselves Charm More Makes Us

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears. Heraclitus

Eyes Ears Exact More Witnesses Than

Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things. Heraclitus

All Things Couples Discordant Agree Things

A man's character is his guardian divinity. Heraclitus

Character Man Guardian Divinity His