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philosophical virtue reason
True virtue is life under the direction of reason. Baruch Spinoza
philosophical passion emotion
I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature
philosophical interesting house
'Ape House' is an ambitious novel in several ways, for which it is to be admired, and it is certainly an easy read, but because Gruen is not quite prepared for the philosophical implications of her subject, it is not as deeply involving emotionally or as interesting thematically as it could be. Jane Smiley
philosophical writing heart
Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against vanity want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it. Blaise Pascal
philosophical adversity doubt
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over. Arthur Schopenhauer
philosophical pessimism stubbornness
Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.
philosophical men lasts
The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.
philosophical willpower minus
Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.
philosophical pages hegel
In every page of David Hume, there is more to be learned than from Hegel's, Herbart's and Schleiermacher's complete philosophical works.
hands monitor
This is an unfortunate setback, and is in the hands of the medics, who will continually monitor the situation. Rob Andrew
hands paper found
The Times is a paper which is seldom found in any hands but those of the highly educated. Arthur Conan Doyle
hands house brain
The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your brain and in your hands, wherever you go. Barbara Kingsolver
hands oysters cities
Venice is a cheek-by-jowl, back-of-the-hand, under-the-counter, higgledy-piggledy, anecdotal city, and she is rich in piquant wrinkled things, like an assortment of bric-a-brac in the house of a wayward connoisseur, or parasites on an oyster-shell. Jan Morris
hands profound looks
We found that just by the way we stood, affected women dramatically, and if you look at our show, you'll see that we always stood with our legs open our fists on hips and our bat bulges forward, which had a profound effect on women! Burt Ward
hands challenges goes-on
Life presents itself in constantly changing ways, but you're able to accept the challenges, rather than recoil, throw up your hands, and go on a binge. Carnie Wilson
hands creating choices
The choice to 'do nothing' in response to the mounting evidence is actually a choice to continue and even accelerate the reckless environmental destruction that is creating the catastrophe at hand. Al Gore
hands judging size
The way to judge a good hand is that the fingers are the same size at the tip as where they come out of the hand itself. Diana Vreeland
hands names guy
Check it out. I got a new name tag today." He unclipped it and held it out toward me. I looked at it. "A. GUY." He grinned. "Someone actually asked me what the A stood for," he said, his hand brushing mine as he took the tag back, sliding it into his pocket. "I said Larry. Elizabeth Scott
ideas rights affair
I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms Boris Yeltsin
ideas world chaos
Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
ideas stories bigs
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas. Brian Selznick
ideas superhero world
For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in all our ordinariness, can change the world. Brad Meltzer
ideas old-buildings history
Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings. Jane Jacobs
ideas lakes ridiculous
The idea of it (draining Lake Powell) is absolutely ridiculous. Jane D. Hull
ideas accepting ready
My idea of an acceptable person is someone that is ready to accept my ideas. Benjamin Disraeli
ideas instinct projects
In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand. Carine Roitfeld
ideas giving people
I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look. Cameron Russell