Quotes About Philosophy

Life is too complicated and, as far as we can understand it in our present state of knowledge, too illogical, for it to be confined within the four corners of a fixed doctrine. The

We talk of high philosophies and our ancient greatness but act in narrow grooves and show intolerance to our neighbour. These are basic questions for us to keep in mind, for our future depends on the answer that we give to them.

As Schopenhauer says, 'a man can do what he will, but not will as he will.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Philosophy is a dangerous thing for any dogmatic religion; it makes people think.

The person who lived an entirely private life, Aristotle said, was either a beast or a god.

La verdad surge de la discusión entre amigos. DAVID HUME

Eventually you ascend the stairs to the street. You think of Plato's pilgrims climbing out of the cave, from the shadow world of appearances toward things as they really are, and you wonder if it is possible to change in this life. Being with a philosopher makes you think.

Not everyone likes sports. Gandhi and Malcolm X come to mind.

Confucius said the doctrine of the mean was the highest virtue, and rare among men. The Buddhists call it the middle way. Aristotle saw moderation as the essence of virtue. I say moderation in all things, even moderation.

Tristram Shandy

The true masters of the art of living are already happy if they are not unhappy.

Mourir, ce n'est rien. Commence donc par vivre. C'est moins drôle et c'est plus long." ("To die is nothing. Begin by living. It's less funny and lasts longer.") [ Roméo et Jeannette ]

The need to speak, even if one has nothing to say, becomes more pressing when one has nothing to say, just as the will to live becomes more urgent when life has lost its meaning.

The secret of theory is that truth does not exist.

Philosophy leads to death, sociology leads to suicide.

Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays cosily tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly.

I am a lie who always speaks the truth.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.