Quotes about Philosophy
American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive with the defense of Cain, "Am I my brother's keeper?
- Herbert Hoover
Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
Much of the philosophy of religious education has been based upon a false premise, and perhaps many have missed the essence of Christian experience, having had religious training take its place.
- Billy Graham
Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive.
- Paulo Coelho
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
- Epicurus
It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied.
- CS Lewis
Everything you have is to give. Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man.
- Ernest Hemingway
A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change.
- Philip Yancey
In a political context of the utmost significance, ["freedom from fear"] recognizes a human right which, in a broad sense, may be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
- Dag Hammarskjold
It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reason is your means of survival — so that for you, who are a human being, the question 'to be or not to be' is the question 'to think or not to think..'.
- Ayn Rand
Do not all charms fly / At the mere touch of cold philosophy?
- John Keats