Quotes about Philosophy

Jesus brooded upon the Divine imminence until at last he could declare, "I and my Father are One

A man is literally what he thinks

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

If you were born to be a nail, you cannot curse the hammer.

After all, how a woman thinks is often how she lives.

I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a deliberate flaw in their work: human creation is never perfect.

The intellectual support for UNBELIEF is about as stable as the stock market.

Christianity is not a set of convictions—it is a truth. The most offensive thing imaginable.

The problem of self-identity is not just a problem for the young. It is a problem all the time. Perhaps the problem. It should haunt old age, and when it no longer does it should tell you that you are dead.

The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another; good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility, nor is largeness and justness of view faith. Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, gives no command over the passions, no influential motives, no vivifying principles. Liberal Education makes not the Christian, not the Catholic, but the gentleman

Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all mysteries by rule and line, Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine — Unweave a rainbow