Quotes by Philosopher As a philosopher, I'm not obliged to explore every unknown wilderness. Harry Frankfurt obliged wilderness philosopher Nietzsche ... has caused [philosophers] so much confusion. Hannah Arendt philosopher confusion The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy. H. L. Mencken celibacy philosopher states There is no record in human history of a happy philosopher: they exist only in romantic legend. H. L. Mencken philosopher records history The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship, the power of proselytism. Henri Frederic Amiel philosopher mystery light A married philosopher is a comic character. Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher married character To be a philosopher... is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically. Henry David Thoreau philosopher problem philosophy Philosophers are in the habit of setting themselves before life and experience. Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher habit philosophy No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. Herman Melville philosopher horse dog All that philosophers have handled for millennia has been conceptual mummies; nothing actual has ever escaped from their hands alive. Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher alive hands No philosopher's stone of a constitution can produce golden conduct from leaden instincts. Herbert Spencer philosopher golden stones A married philosopher belongs to comedy. Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher married comedy Epistemologists should be concerned with knowledge and justification and so on, not our concepts of them; philosophers of mind should be concerned with various features of our mental life and the large-scale structure of the mind, not our concepts of mind, or consciousness, or anything else Hilary Kornblith philosopher consciousness mind I do realise that talk of natural kinds dates back to Aristotle, but I'd better not say too much about ancient philosophers lest I be convicted of practicing history of philosophy without a license. Hilary Kornblith philosopher too-much philosophy Every man will be a poet if he can; otherwise a philosopher or man of science. This proves the superiority of the poet. Henry David Thoreau philosopher men science To understand a philosopher requires a philosopher. Horace Bushnell philosopher philosophy What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats? Henry David Thoreau philosopher destiny cat To grow a philosopher's beard. Horace philosopher beard grows I am not primarily an entrepreneurial businessman. I'm primarily a playboy philosopher. Hugh Hefner entrepreneurial philosopher business By legend and perhaps by nature philosophers are more accustomed to the armchair than the workbench. Ian Hacking legends philosopher armchairs «4567891011121314»
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