72 Philosopher Quotes for You to Enjoy

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. Plato

Feeling Philosopher Philosophy Wonder Begins

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. Douglas Adams

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The question of whether or not there is a God or truth or reality or whatever you like to call it, can never be answered by books, by priests, philosopher's or saviours. Nobody and nothing can answer the question but you yourself, and that is why you must know yourself - Immaturity lies only in total ignorance of self. Jiddu Krishnamurti

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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. Ambrose Bierce

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God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: 'This is my country.' Benjamin Franklin

The man of science is a poor philosopher. Albert Einstein

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When every church becomes a school, every cathedral a university, every clergyman a teacher, and all their hearers brave and honest thinkers, then - and not until then - will the dream of poet, patriot, philanthropist and philosopher become a real and blessed truth. Robert Green Ingersoll

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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder. Thomas Aquinas

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To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher. Blaise Pascal

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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot

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Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings? Diogenes

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All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values. Friedrich Nietzsche

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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

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What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? Desiderius Erasmus

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The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence. Wallace Stevens

Poet Philosopher Merely Proves Existence Exists

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. William James

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Katie Price is no exception. She, too, is - in a distinctive way - a philosopher. Partially, Katie Price's philosophy is one of extraordinary confidence. She is remarkable not for her looks or antics but because of her tremendous self-assurance and her unwillingness to be intimidated by criticism or failure. Alain de Botton

Snoopy was a philosopher in a way. Alessandro Michele

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Being a philosopher is to think, seek wisdom, and have principles that guide and influence what you do. It's to give meaning to things, find your way in the world, believe that in the end, in every instance, good will overcome evil, even if there's a bit of suffering along the way. Andrea Pirlo

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If any man has left us for fear of Nero, I shall not account him a coward; but I shall hail as a philosopher any man who has been superior to this fear, and I shall teach him all I know. Apollonius of Tyana

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Success is a lousy teacher, but failure is a friend, philosopher, and guide. Ayushmann Khurrana

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