Quotes about philosophical
philosophical good-things harm
There is no harm in repeating a good thing. Plato
philosophical men may
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
philosophical wish littles
He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.
philosophical mimicking lows
Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.
philosophical men animal
Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.
philosophical animal tree
The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds.
philosophical age action
Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do.
philosophical greatest-victory shameful
To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
philosophical giving gold
All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
philosophical ifs
If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.
philosophical eye soul
The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.
philosophical emotional essence
True literature is more than just a story someone has told. It must provide the reader with the essence of the world on a moral, philosophical and emotional level. Orhan Pamuk
philosophical numbers people
I could never figure out or probably did not take the trouble to figure out what the great philosophical problems are about. The momentous statements I come across are at best a storm in a teacup. There are quite a number of people who have a vested interest in the stuff, make a noble living out of it, and they conspire with one another to keep it alive. Eric Hoffer
philosophical thought-provoking together
If one has not read the newspapers for some months and then reads them all together, one sees, as one never saw before, how much time is wasted with this kind of literature. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
philosophical air water
The best thing about the sciences is their philosophical ingredient, like life for an organic body. If one dephilosophizes the sciences, what remains left? Earth , air , and [[water. Novalis
philosophical love-is rivals
Losing love is so rich a philosophical ordeal that it makes a hairdresser into a rival of Socrates. Emile M. Cioran
philosophical writing men
When a man is proud because he can understand and explain the writings of Chrysippus, say to yourself, 'if Chrysippus had not written obscurely, this man would have had nothing to be proud of.' Epictetus
philosophical laughing
Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.
philosophical reality justice
Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed. Epicurus
philosophical men justice
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
philosophical crowds mass
The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
philosophical loss envy
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.
philosophical hard-times skills
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.
philosophical passion thee
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.
philosophical religion treasure
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.
philosophical evil religion
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
philosophical eyeglasses drunk
He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.
philosophical practice discipline
Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.
philosophical libertarian moderation
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
philosophical difficulty shows
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
philosophical anchors childhood
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.
philosophical writing wish
If you wish to be a writer, write.
philosophical believe desire
If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.