Quotes by Philosophers

If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple. Dallas Willard

Teacher You Disciple

In 50 years - or 20 years, or 200 years - our current epistemic horizon (the Big Bang, roughly) may look as parochial as the horizon Newton had to settle for in his day, but no doubt there will still be good questions whose answers elude us. Daniel Dennett

Good Day Will Big Doubt Settle Elude Our No Doubt Horizon Parochial Had Look Big Bang Answers Still His Years Questions Bang Current May Us Newton Roughly Whose

Wherever there is a design that is highly successful in a broad range of similar environments, it is apt to emerge again and again, independently - the phenomenon known in biology as convergent evolution. I call these designs 'good tricks.' Daniel Dennett

Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revolutionary way, every religious organisation must scramble to evolve defences or become extinct. Daniel Dennett

Phones Internet Become Every Way Evolve Must Religious Selective Altered Mobile Mobile Phones Revolutionary Scramble Organisation Landscape Now Extinct

Everything in the world is purchased by labor. David Hume

World Everything Purchased Labor

Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding. David Hume

Reflection Understanding Eloquence Address Willing Entirely Highest Leaves Affections Itself Pitch Little Room Reason Captivating Desires

The law always limits every power it gives. David Hume

Law Power Every Gives Always Limits

And what is the greatest number? Number one. David Hume

Greatest Greatest Number Number

Men often act knowingly against their interest. David Hume

Men Knowingly Often Interest Against Act

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. David Hume

Liberty Lost Once Kind Seldom Any

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. David Hume

Government Wise People Will Every Secure Easy Abound Most Rendering Well Always Condition Subjects Commodities Just Riches Mild

There is no separation between mind and body... Self and other co-arise and fall away all the time. Deepak Chopra

Time Mind Fall Separation Other Self Between Body Away

A risk-free life is far from being a healthy life. Deepak Chopra

Life Healthy Being Far

The fear of death comes from limited awareness. Deepak Chopra

Death Fear Awareness Limited

I dislike the word 'self-help.' Self-awareness, yes, but not self-help. Deepak Chopra

Word Self-Awareness Self-Help Yes Dislike

I feel genius in great works of art. I have seen medical cures that science can't explain, some seemingly triggered by faith. The same is true of millions of other people. Deepak Chopra

Art Faith Great Science People Genius Seen Other Some Seemingly True Feel Cures Same Explain Works Medical Millions

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity. Democritus

Fruit Universe Everything Existing Necessity Chance

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. Democritus

Injustice Thou Console True Thyself Doing Unhappiness Suffer

Men should strive to think much and know little. Democritus

Men Think Strive Know Little Much Should

No one respects a talent that is concealed. Desiderius Erasmus

Respects No-One Concealed Talent

To know nothing is the happiest life. Desiderius Erasmus

Life Nothing Know Happiest