Quotes by Philosopher This sense of wonder is the mark of the philosopher. Philosophy indeed has no other origin. Socrates philosopher wonder philosophy Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher Socrates rest-of-your-life philosopher good-woman By all implies marry if you get a great wife/husband, you are going to be pleased. If you get a bad a single, you are going to become a philosopher. Socrates philosopher wife husband Philosophy always requires something more, requires the eternal, the true, in contrast to which even the fullest existence as such is but a happy moment. Soren Kierkegaard philosopher philosophy science It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard philosopher wisdom life Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not. Stephen Vizinczey philosopher consistency want Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics. Stephen Hawking philosopher physics development My opinions about human nature are shared by many psychologists, linguists, and biologists, not to mention philosophers and scholars going back centuries. Steven Pinker philosopher human-nature opinion The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn himself. Stokely Carmichael black-power philosopher men I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category. Sun Ra ministers philosopher politician The rank and file are not philosophers, they are not educated to think for themselves, but simply to accept, unquestioned, whatever comes. Susan B. Anthony philosopher accepting thinking The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy. Susanne Katherina Langer philosopher pursuit philosophy A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problem than by its solution of them. Susanne Katherina Langer philosopher problem philosophy Suppose cats became philosophers, they would see a cat universe and have a cat solution of the problem of the universe, and a cat ruling it. So we see from this that our explanation of the universe is not the whole of the solution. Swami Vivekananda philosopher cat problem Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion. Ted Alexandro philosopher comedian opinion The German philosopher Walter Benjamin had the curious notion that we could change the past. For most of us, the past is fixed while the future is open. Terry Eagleton philosopher curious past What's a philosopher?' said Brutha. Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head. Terry Pratchett philosopher voice jobs In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this? Terry Pratchett philosopher founders money I am no metaphysician, no philosopher, nay, no saint. But I am poor and I love the poor. I see what they call the poor of this country and how many there are who feel for them! Swami Vivekananda philosopher saint country We're philosophers. We think, therefore we am. Terry Pratchett philosopher thinking «1415161718192021222324»
