Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Philosophy teaches us that the examined life is the only life worth living."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The man who works for himself alone will eventually work for nothing."
Richard Arkwright
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"To understand the machine is to understand human nature itself."
Richard Arkwright
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"A business that serves only itself will eventually serve nothing at all."
Richard Arkwright
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"The rhythm of the factory mirrors the rhythm of a well-ordered life."
Richard Arkwright
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"The pursuit of profit without principle is the pursuit of dust."
Richard Arkwright
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"In every great fortune lies the seeds of great responsibility."
Richard Arkwright
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"Moral principles are rules of conduct, which are practical in their application."
James Cash Penney
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"The real test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."
James Cash Penney
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"The supreme philosophy of life is to think continually of how to serve."
James Cash Penney
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"The man who lives only to himself is indeed wretchedly small."
James Cash Penney
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"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man that the country turns out."
John Wanamaker
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"A business without a soul is merely a transaction."
Marshall Field
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"Commerce, when done rightly, elevates the human condition."
Marshall Field
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"Your business should reflect your deepest values."
Marshall Field
"A machine reflects the values of its maker; therefore, build with integrity always."
Jedediah Strutt
"Philosophy without practice is idle speculation; practice without philosophy is mere mechanics."
Jedediah Strutt
"Philosophy teaches us that every mechanical improvement is also a moral question."
Jedediah Strutt
"The philosophical mind understands that every human endeavor reflects our deepest values."
Jedediah Strutt
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"Philosophy in the abstract means nothing; action is the only true philosophy."
George Stephenson
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"I believe that progress in engineering is inseparable from progress in human virtue."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."
John Wanamaker
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"A business built on principles will outlast one built on greed."
John Wanamaker
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"The true profit of business is the good it does in the world."
John Wanamaker
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"A business that serves only itself will ultimately serve no one."
John Wanamaker
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"The greatest wealth is a poverty of wants."
James Cash Penney
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"I am not interested in the stock market, but in the market of human souls."
James Cash Penney
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"A life without purpose is a life without meaning."
James Cash Penney
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"The purpose of business is to serve humanity, not to exploit it."
James Cash Penney
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"An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
Harvey Firestone