Quotes by Philosophers

A confession has to be part of your new life. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Life Confession New Life Part New Your
Philosophy is not a theory but an activity. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosophy Theory Activity
The secret ballot makes a secret government; and a secret government is a secret band of robbers and murderers. Lysander Spooner
Government Band Secret Makes Ballot
In reality there is no such thing as an inflation of prices, relatively to gold. There is such a thing as a depreciated paper currency. Lysander Spooner
Reality Inflation Relatively Paper Paper Currency Prices Currency Gold Such A Thing Thing
You must learn to take life less seriously and to laugh. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Life You Seriously Laugh Must Take Learn Less
In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Time Will Diversity Other Lasts Final Evolution Some Take Until Redemption Process Then Body
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries. Maimonides
Wisdom Truth Knowledge Man Cause Men Hatred Others Relation Possessed Sight Eye Would Mutual Prevents Quarrels Same Any Form Which Themselves Stands Injuries Injury
Play is the exultation of the possible. Martin Buber
Possible Play
Man is not the lord of beings. Man is the shepherd of Being. Martin Heidegger
Man Lord Shepherd Being Beings
As the ego cogito, subjectivity is the consciousness that represents something, relates this representation back to itself, and so gathers with itself. Martin Heidegger
Ego Relates Back Something Subjectivity Itself Representation Represents Consciousness
Being and time determine each other reciprocally, but in such a manner that neither can the former - Being - be addressed as something temporal nor can the latter - time - be addressed as a being. Martin Heidegger
Time Other Latter Neither Temporal Determine Something Nor Being Former Manner Each
The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual crime. Max Stirner
Law Crime Own State Individual Calls Violence
The more we have the less we own. Meister Eckhart
Own More Less
Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things. Mencius
Great Man Great Things Will Some Some Things Only He Doing Capable Things
If Confucius wasn't born, the long night would have no bright lamp. Mencius
Long Lamp Would Born Confucius Bright Night
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure. Mencius
Life Property People Secure Only Long-Term Know Private Private Property Plan
If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land. Mencius
Music King Wrong Loves Little Land
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families. Mencius
Difficult Noble Govern Offend Families
The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing. Michel de Montaigne
World Word Nothing One Word Vanity Shadow Just Play
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows. Michel de Montaigne
Never Bedfellows Fame Tranquility
Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity. Michel de Montaigne
Confidence Integrity Honesty Honesty Is Light Own Others Testimony
There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to. Michel de Montaigne
Alone Me Communication Mind Thought Pleasure Tell No-One Without Does Grieve Much Produced
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage. Michel de Montaigne
Courage Virtues True Generous True Courage Most Proudest Strangest
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom. Michel de Montaigne
World Way Follow Laws Make Custom
Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages. Michel de Montaigne
You Legal Youth Liberty Strict Will Dig Criminal Laws Make Gentle Leave Educational Dungeons Ages Your
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge. Michel de Montaigne
Knowledge Natural No Desire More Than Desire
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