A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. Plato Greek Philosopher More Plato Quotes 2
Women do not often fall in love with philosophers. Samuel Richardson English Novelist More Samuel Richardson Quotes 1
Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. Isaac Asimov American Scientist More Isaac Asimov Quotes 1
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. Karl Marx German Philosopher More Karl Marx Quotes 1
Where is Philosophy sleeping this saturday afternoon? Are the philosophers already dead? Are the poets gone from the planet? I look through the window and all I see are advertisments. Mariana Fulger More Mariana Fulger Quotes 0
The difference between moral dilemmas and ethical ones, philosophers say, is that in moral issues the choice is between right and wrong. In ethics, the choice is between two rights. Pamela Warrick American Journalist More Pamela Warrick Quotes 0
Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong. Richard Feynman American More Richard Feynman Quotes 0
Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age, impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls, of inculcating in the minds of youth the fear and love of the Deity and universal philanthropy, and, in subordination to these great principles, the love of their country; of instructing them in the art of self-government, without which they can never act as a wise part of the government of societies, great or small in short, of leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system. Samuel Adams American Politician More Samuel Adams Quotes 0
Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but materialists have always known it depends on whether they are jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek. Tom Robbins American Novelist More Tom Robbins Quotes 0
We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names. Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman Statesman More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes 0
Philosophers write for professors; thinkers for writers. Emile M. Cioran Romanian Philosopher More Emile M. Cioran Quotes 0
It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be false; and so philosophers have been hopelessly divided on the question, which is the true one. Morris Raphael Cohen Russian Philosopher More Morris Raphael Cohen Quotes 0
It is not impossible to think that the minds of philosophers sometimes act like those of other mortals, and that, having once been determined by diverse circumstances to adopt certain views, they then look for and naturally find reasons to justify these views. Morris Raphael Cohen Russian Philosopher More Morris Raphael Cohen Quotes 0
The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions. Morris Raphael Cohen Russian Philosopher More Morris Raphael Cohen Quotes 0
It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them. Edward de Bono English Psychologist More Edward de Bono Quotes 0
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. Diogenes Greek Philosopher More Diogenes Quotes 0
These critics organize and practice in my case a sort of obsessive personality cult which philosophers should know how to question and above all, to moderate. Jacques Derrida French Philosopher More Jacques Derrida Quotes 0
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot French Editor More Denis Diderot Quotes 0
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man. Diogenes Greek Philosopher More Diogenes Quotes 0
The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa - not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before. Anita Dunn American Public Servant More Anita Dunn Quotes 0
A growing and increasingly influential movement of philosophers, ethicists, law professors and activists are convinced that the great moral struggle of our time will be for the rights of animals. Michael Pollan American Educator More Michael Pollan Quotes 0
A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much above the average are usually regarded by their contemporaries as geniuses. Robert Musil Austrian Writer More Robert Musil Quotes 0
Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system. Robert Musil Austrian Writer More Robert Musil Quotes 0
It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes 0