Philosophy Quotes

"The mind cannot be seen except through its works"

"No extended being can exist without parts"

"Most of the jargon used by philosophers is meaningless"

"The being of spirits is not constituted by their being perceived"

"Existence is not a quality that admits of degrees"

"The passive mind is a contradiction"

"We are all immaterial spirits"

"Nothing can exist without a cause"

"The social contract is not a promise of perfect happiness, but a guarantee of basic security and justice."

"Laws exist to serve man, not man to serve laws."

"The principle of utility recognizes this subjection, and makes it the foundation of morals and legislation."

"Self-preference is a principle that acts upon every human being."

"Vanity is the quickest of all the passions."

"All moral ideas originate in experience or sensation."

"Reputation is a bubble."

"Self-interest is the motive that actuates all beings."

"Utility must be the guide in all things legislative."

"Man is governed by his passions and his interests."

"Pain and pleasure are the ultimate springs of human action."

"The desire for reputation is natural and necessary."

"Mind is not an entity but a function."

"The greatest happiness principle is the only true morality."

"Man is the creature of circumstances."

"Ideas shape the course of history."

"The economic problem is a secondary matter which should take the second place to real values."

"We are all Keynesians now."

"I believe myself to be influenced by none but I am sure that the British tradition of empiricism combined with a ready abandonment of crude materialism has much to do with it."

"One cannot sharply distinguish between the intellectual convictions and the emotional preferences of an individual."

"The very poor and the powerful and influential require different modes of explanation."

"There are no such things as purely economic questions. All economic questions are also psychological and ethical."