Philosophical Quotes - Page 23

• I cannot escape the objection that there is no state of mind, however simple, that does not change every moment

  Henri Bergson

  Simple, Mind, Doe

  Henri Bergson (1949). “An Introduction to Metaphysics”, p.40, Hackett Publishing

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• Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.

  Thomas Hobbes

  Men, Welcome, Pleasure

  Leviathan "A Review and Conclusion" (1651)

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• I see plainly how external images influence the image that I call my body : they transmit movement to it.

  Henri Bergson

  Movement, Body, Influence

  Henri Bergson (2002). “Henri Bergson: Key Writings”, p.87, A&C Black

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• Nature abhors annihilation.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Nature, Genocide, Annihilation

  "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (On the ends of good and evil)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book V: Liber Quintus, Chapter 11, Section 3), 45 BC.

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• The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.

  Seneca the Younger

  Punishment, Firsts, Sin

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• One crime has to be concealed by another.

  Seneca the Younger

  Prison, Crime, Concealed

  "Phaedra". Tragedy by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, DCCXXI, c. 290 AD.

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• Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Powerful, Thinking, Affirmation

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• Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

  Seneca the Younger

  Heart, Blame

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The problem with any philosophical consideration is that once you open a door in your mind, you can never close it. Once you learn something, you can never convince your mind that you didn't learn it. If you learn the world is round, you can never fit in with a world that thinks it's flat.

  Ted Dekker

  Thinking, Doors, Mind

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• Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.

  Roald Dahl

  Important, You Choose

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• If you make a deal with a fool, don't be surprised when they act foolishly.

  Jeffrey Archer

  Fool, Deals, Ifs

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• I believe in political solutions to political problems. But man's primary problems aren't political; they're philosophical. Until humans can solve their philosophical problems, they're condemned to solve their political problems over and over and over again. It's a cruel, repetitious bore.

  Tom Robbins

  Believe, Men, Political

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• Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night.

  Philip Reeve

  Night, People, Way

  Philip Reeve (2011). “Fever Crumb”, p.168, Scholastic Inc.

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• In mysticism, knowledge cannot be separated from a certain way of life which becomes its living manifestation. To acquire mystical knowledge means to undergo a transformation; one could even say that the knowledge is the transformation. Scientific knowledge, on the other hand, can often stay abstract and theoretical. Thus most of today’s physicists do not seem to realize the philosophical, cultural and spiritual implications of their theories.

  Lois McMaster Bujold

  Spiritual, Mean, Hands

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• Life is a constant process of dying.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Dying, Life Is, Process

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). “101 Facts of life”, p.40, Publishdrive

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• As far as I am concerned, I resign from humanity. I no longer want to be, nor can still be, a man. What should I do? Work for a social and political system, make a girl miserable? Hunt for weaknesses in philosophical systems, fight for moral and esthetic ideals? It’s all too little. I renounce my humanity even though I may find myself alone. But am I not already alone in this world from which I no longer expect anything?

  Emile M. Cioran

  Girl, Fighting, Men

  "On the Heights of Despair". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1934.

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• It is easier to hide behind philosophical arguments, heavily footnoted for effect, than it is to admit our hurts, our confusions, our loves, and our passions in the marketplace of life's heartfelt transactions.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Love, Hurt, Philosophy

  FaceBook post by Ravi Zacharias from Aug 27, 2013

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• That's a stupid question,' said Malachi. 'Because he didn't warn him. He didn't warn anyone.' 'No, it's a philosophical question,' Kearns corrected him. 'Which makes it useless, not stupid.

  Rick Yancey

  Stupid, Useless, Said

  Rick Yancey (2009). “The Monstrumologist”, p.297, Simon and Schuster

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• But the philosophical and scientific process which I call 'secularization' necessarily involves the divesting of spiritual meaning from the world of nature; the desacralization of politics from human affairs; and the deconsecration of values from the human mind and conduct.

  Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas

  Spiritual, Mind, World

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• It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave.

  Theophile Gautier

  Friendship, Cat, Animal

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• All the world's a stage.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Motivational, Dance

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 7, l. 139

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• ...life is a gift bestowed without anyone asking for it; that the thinking person has a philosophical duty to examine both the nature of life and the conditions it comes with; and that if this person decides to renounce the gift no one asks for, it is the moral and human duty to act on the consequences of that decision.

  Julian Barnes

  Thinking, Decision, Asking

  Julian Barnes (2011). “The Sense of an Ending”, p.48, Random House

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• The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.

  Bruce Lee

  Self, Execution, Action

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.57, Tuttle Publishing

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• I believe that my theory is correct; for whatever be the question upon which I am arguing, whether it be religious, philosophical, political, or economical; whether it affects well-being, morality, equality, right, justice, progress, responsibility, property, labor, exchange, capital, wages, taxes, population, credit, or Government; at whatever point of the scientific horizon I start from, I invariably come to the same thing—the solution of the social problem is in liberty.

  Frederic Bastiat

  Religious, Believe, Responsibility

  Frederic Bastiat (2017). “The Law”, p.39, Lulu.com

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• The real problems of our planet are not economic or technical, they are philosophical. The philosophy of unbridled materialism is being challenged by events.

  E. F. Schumacher

  Philosophy, Real, Events

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