Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"A well-ordered mind produces well-ordered results."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"The open country reveals what civilization conceals about our true nature."John C. Fremont
"In nature's cathedral, human ambition is measured against the eternal."John C. Fremont
"The true pioneer is not the one who plants a flag, but the one who plants ideas."John C. Fremont
"Those who chart new territories in the landscape chart new territories in the soul."John C. Fremont
"Philosophy is the art of thinking about thinking itself."Colby M. Chester
"Philosophy begins in wonder and ends in wisdom if we're patient enough."Colby M. Chester
"I learned that money was not the root of all evil; the love of money was."James Fisk
"Philosophy without practice is merely idle speculation."James Fisk
"The public is stupid and easily manipulated."Jay Gould
"Human nature is greed and self-interest."Jay Gould
"Mercy is a luxury the poor cannot afford."Jay Gould
"The poor should expect to remain so."Jay Gould
"Compassion is a luxury for the unsuccessful."Jay Gould
"I view human nature as fundamentally selfish."Jay Gould
"A man's conscience is secondary to his ambition."Jay Gould
"I view society as a hierarchy of power."Jay Gould
"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions, not finding final answers."Charles Flint
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."Mark Hopkins
"What we think, we become."Mark Hopkins
"The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know."Mark Hopkins
"Philosophy teaches us how to live well."Leland Stanford
"The mountains and rivers care nothing for politics, yet politics often determines who sees them."John C. Fremont
"Philosophy is the love of wisdom applied to living."Stephen Girard
"Philosophy gives meaning to human existence."Stephen Girard
"The masses crave spectacle more than substance, and this is their weakness."James Fisk
"I have learned that honor and wealth are often inversely proportional."James Fisk
"The greatest wisdom is knowing that wisdom itself has limitations."James Fisk
"The accumulation of wealth is merely a byproduct of creating value."Charles Crocker
"The man who serves only his own interests serves no one permanently."Charles Crocker