Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Philosophy without practical application is mere speculation."Hugo Münsterberg
"The most dangerous fool is the one who possesses great power without self-awareness."James B. Duke
"To possess power without humility is to walk a path toward inevitable ruin."James B. Duke
"The fundamental principles of scientific management are applicable to all human activities."Frederick W. Taylor
"Philosophy is humanity's attempt to understand the principles underlying existence."Solomon Loeb
"The unexamined life is not worth living; the unlived life is not worth examining."Solomon Loeb
"The sleeping car was my manifesto: that dignity and commerce can coexist."George M. Pullman
"Mathematics teaches us that complexity often emerges from simplicity."William H. McCallum
"Every mathematical truth has always been true and always will be."William H. McCallum
"The structure of mathematics mirrors the structure of thought."William H. McCallum
"Mathematics transcends culture, language, and time."William H. McCallum
"Numbers are not cold; they tell the warmest human stories."William H. McCallum
"What we think, we become."Elbert Gary
"Philosophy teaches us to live, not merely to exist."Elbert Gary
"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."Whiting Williams
"A man's worth is measured by what he builds, not what he takes."George M. Pullman
"I believe in bringing art and industry together, not in opposition."George M. Pullman
"The principles that work for industry work for all of life."Frederick W. Taylor
"The study of work is the study of life itself."Frederick W. Taylor
"The principles of good management are universal principles."Frederick W. Taylor
"In business, as in life, the small decisions accumulate into large consequences."James B. Duke
"Philosophy without practical application is merely intellectual exercise."Hugo Münsterberg
"The measure of a civilization is how well it understands and develops human potential."Hugo Münsterberg
"Philosophy becomes vital only when it touches the actual concerns of living people."Hugo Münsterberg
"The foundation of wisdom is wonder."William H. McCallum
"In mathematics, as in life, the journey matters more than the destination."William H. McCallum
"Philosophy is the art of asking questions that matter."William H. McCallum
"I believe that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more seriously without."Charles Schwab
"The strongest nations are built on the moral foundation of their people."Elbert Gary
"Prosperity without principle leads to the downfall of nations."Elbert Gary