Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Abraham Kuhn
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"Philosophy questions everything."
Abraham Kuhn
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"To understand society, study its money; to understand money, study its men."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The complexities of finance are merely reflections of human nature."
August Belmont Sr.
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"To understand a man, understand what he fears losing."
August Belmont Sr.
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"Capital should be a servant to humanity, not its master."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom."
Solomon Loeb
"Philosophy begins with wonder."
Solomon Loeb
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"Idealism without pragmatism is a luxury the poor cannot afford."
Otto Kahn
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Julius Rosenthal
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"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Tradition and progress are not opposites; they are dance partners."
August Belmont Jr.
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"Philosophy begins with wonder and often ends with more questions than answers, which is exactly as it should be."
Abraham Kuhn
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"To understand the world, one must understand the flow of capital and influence."
Jacob Schiff
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"The wisdom of ages is found in the study of history and human nature."
Jacob Schiff
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions, even if answers remain elusive."
Solomon Loeb
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"Philosophy is the highest music."
Philip Morris
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"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Philip Morris
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"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."
Otto Kahn
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"Philosophy opens the mind to infinite possibilities."
Otto Kahn
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"Ambition without principle is merely greed in a gentleman's disguise."
August Belmont Sr.
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"To understand human nature is to understand the engine that drives all affairs."
August Belmont Sr.
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"True power lies not in what you control, but in what controls you."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The man who has never doubted has never truly believed in anything."
August Belmont Sr.
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"Philosophy begins with the question 'why?'"
Philip Morris
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"Philosophy begins with the question 'why?' and never truly ends."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Character is destiny, as much in nations as in individuals."
Jacob Schiff
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"In the realm of ideas, there are no final victories."
Jacob Schiff
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"Those who understand systems understand how change occurs."
Jacob Schiff
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"Those who build for permanence think in centuries, not quarters."
Jacob Schiff