Quotes About Philosophy

To see the organism in nature, the nervous system in the organism, the brain in the nervous system, the cortex in the brain is the answer to the problems which haunt philosophy. And when thus seen they will be seen to be in, not as marbles are in a box but as events are in history, in a moving, growing never finished process.

The vine of pedant theory is attached at both ends to the pillars of observed subject-matter

We only think when confronted with a problem.

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it.

Sweetest love, I do not go,For weariness of thee,Nor in hope the world can showA fitter love for me;But since that IMust die at last, 'tis best,To use my self in jestThus by feign'd deaths to die.

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

But think that weAre but turn'd aside to sleep.

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right, By these we reach divinity

If that be simply perfectest Which can by no way be expresst But negatives, my love is so. To All, which all love, I say no. Negative Love

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, The Element of fire is quite put out; The Sun is lost, and th'earth, and no mans wit Can well direct him where to looke for it ... 'Tis all in peeces, all coherence gone; All just supply, and all Relation.

In the post-modern academic world, truth is often alleged to be relative.

Life is apogee, apex, decline; life is death - and everything else is open to discussion.

I don't want to die, obviously, but really, the wonder of life is amplified by the fact that it ends.

Life is not fair... Anyone who says it is, or even that it ought to be, is a fool or worse.

In all the events of life, we ought still to preserve our scepticism. If we believe that fire warms, or water refreshes, it is only because it costs us too much pains to think otherwise.

Virtually every agnostic lives like an atheist, living completely irreligious lives

The human species produces a certain percentage of scum. That is the way in which I have understood the world my whole life

Thales said there was no difference between life and death. Why, then, said some one to him, do not you die? Because, said he, it does make no difference.

I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything.

When one maintains his proper attitude in life, he does not long after externals.

Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!

But do we really live? To live without knowing what life is - is that living?

Hope, deceitful as it is, carries us through life agreeably enough.