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Philosophic Quotes

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains Picture Quote #1

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars Picture Quote #1

We really cannot see what equanimity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws, merely because it has not the power of making a noise; for we presume that the most philosophic of anglers would hardly delight in catching shrieking fish Picture Quote #1

The history of liberal thought since Locke and Smith has been one almost unbroken decline in philosophic substance Picture Quote #1

Modern Americans travel light, with little philosophic baggage other than a fervent belief in their right to the pursuit of happiness Picture Quote #1

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the Platonic Socrates, set out to follow wherever the argument may lead Picture Quote #1

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As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one can prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think that I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because, when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the Homeric gods Picture Quote #1

An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him Picture Quote #1

The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith Picture Quote #1

To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind Picture Quote #1

I should venture to assert that the most pervasive fallacy of philosophic thinking goes back to neglect of context Picture Quote #1

Monotheism owes its existence not to philosophic speculation about the nature of reality or knowledge or virtue, but to acceptance of reality identified with a supreme being Picture Quote #1

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Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us Picture Quote #1

The great experimental principle, then, is doubt, that philosophic doubt which leaves to the mind its freedom and initiative, and from which the virtues most valuable to investigators in physiology and medicine are derived Picture Quote #1

If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason Picture Quote #1

No book has yet been written in praise of a woman who let her husband and children starve or suffer while she invented even the most useful things, or wrote books, or expressed herself in art, or evolved philosophic systems Picture Quote #1

Humanism... is not a single hypothesis or theorem, and it dwells on no new facts. It is rather a slow shifting in the philosophic perspective, making things appear as from a new centre of interest or point of sight Picture Quote #1

To a philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues Picture Quote #1

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In life and art we need to make sure that we honour that which our hearts and brains tell us is good. And we should cast a philosophic yet curious smile at that which our hearts and brains tell us otherwise Picture Quote #1

I think that one should view with philosophic admiration the strange paths of the libido and should investigate the purposes of its circuitous ways Picture Quote #1

Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive Picture Quote #1

The absolute things, the last things, the overlapping things, are the truly philosophic concerns; all superior minds feel seriously about them, and the mind with the shortest views is simply the mind of the more shallow man Picture Quote #1

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Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains (Philosophic Quotes) Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars (Philosophic Quotes) We really cannot see what equanimity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws, merely because it has not the power of making a noise; for we presume that the most philosophic of anglers would hardly delight in catching shrieking fish (Philosophic Quotes) The history of liberal thought since Locke and Smith has been one almost unbroken decline in philosophic substance (Philosophic Quotes) Modern Americans travel light, with little philosophic baggage other than a fervent belief in their right to the pursuit of happiness (Philosophic Quotes) There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the Platonic Socrates, set out to follow wherever the argument may lead (Philosophic Quotes) As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one can prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think that I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because, when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the Homeric gods (Philosophic Quotes) An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him (Philosophic Quotes) The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith (Philosophic Quotes) To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind (Philosophic Quotes) I should venture to assert that the most pervasive fallacy of philosophic thinking goes back to neglect of context (Philosophic Quotes) Monotheism owes its existence not to philosophic speculation about the nature of reality or knowledge or virtue, but to acceptance of reality identified with a supreme being (Philosophic Quotes) Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us (Philosophic Quotes) The great experimental principle, then, is doubt, that philosophic doubt which leaves to the mind its freedom and initiative, and from which the virtues most valuable to investigators in physiology and medicine are derived (Philosophic Quotes) If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason (Philosophic Quotes) No book has yet been written in praise of a woman who let her husband and children starve or suffer while she invented even the most useful things, or wrote books, or expressed herself in art, or evolved philosophic systems (Philosophic Quotes) Humanism... is not a single hypothesis or theorem, and it dwells on no new facts. It is rather a slow shifting in the philosophic perspective, making things appear as from a new centre of interest or point of sight (Philosophic Quotes) To a philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues (Philosophic Quotes) In life and art we need to make sure that we honour that which our hearts and brains tell us is good. And we should cast a philosophic yet curious smile at that which our hearts and brains tell us otherwise (Philosophic Quotes) I think that one should view with philosophic admiration the strange paths of the libido and should investigate the purposes of its circuitous ways (Philosophic Quotes) Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive (Philosophic Quotes) The absolute things, the last things, the overlapping things, are the truly philosophic concerns; all superior minds feel seriously about them, and the mind with the shortest views is simply the mind of the more shallow man (Philosophic Quotes)

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