Philosophy Quotes

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the foreseeable future; however, they will remain the most beautiful sanctuary they have always been for the select few

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes
Phillip Guedala

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant

In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met along the way

Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently

Philosophy is the highest music

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but to so love wisdom as to live according to its dictates a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains

Philosophy is the stray camel of the faithful; take hold of it wherever ye come across it

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics

We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy
Martin L. Gross

Leisure is the mother of Philosophy

Philosophy is just a hobby. You can't open a philosophy factory
Dewey Selmon

God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please - you can never have both

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher

Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely owing to our selves. That we have first raised a dust, and then complain, we cannot see.







Interesting Reads
Books About Philosophy
Related Quotes
Quotes with Keyword Philosophy