Quotes About Philosophy

Men who neglect philosophy while busying themselves with ordinary affairs are like the Suitors [in the Odyssey] who desired Penelope but went to bed with her maids.

The philosophy of the common man is an old wife that gives him no pleasure, yet he cannot live without her, and resents any aspersions that strangers may cast on her character.

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita, in comparison with which our modern world and its literature seems puny and trivial.

There's more philosophy in jiu-jitsu mats than in any Ivy League school in America.

I think personal style starts from within because it´s a philosophy and an attitude. If you´re honest and true to yourself, you will have the best sense of personal style.

Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone.

A Christian philosophy of literature begins with the same agenda of issues that any philosophy of literature addresses. Its distinctive feature is that it relates these issues to the Christian faith.

To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god.

No Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise.

It's always been my philosophy: Turn the page. If something falls through, turn the page. It's over with, get used to it, get on with it. Very simple. It's always worked for me.

The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature.

I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go.

'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

In the future, fast-fashion retailers might change their philosophy toward real efforts to create a world of their own. One can only hope.

I wish I could write a beautiful book to break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist: a book of faith and small neat worlds and of people who live by the philosophies of popular songs.

I thought I'd take style to its limit... My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.

While I am interested both in economics and in philosophy, the union of my interests in the two fields far exceeds their intersection.

Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.

Remain true to yourself and your philosophy.

There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian.

My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.

A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.

To be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of what a child actually is.

Words are the clothes thoughts wear.