Quotes about Philosophy
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
Nothing is more futile than looking for meaning in things that have none.
— Marty Rubin
The problem is not that we can't answer the great questions, but that we ask them in the first place.
— Marty Rubin
It's fun to invent systems and meanings and then poke holes in them.
— Marty Rubin
In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.
— Confucius
We ought not to schismatize on either men or measures. Principles alone can justify that.
— Thomas Jefferson