Philosophy Quotes

"Every human action is ultimately motivated by some form of sympathy or self-interest."

"The sentiment of approbation is always relative to the character of the person who feels it."

"Generally speaking, the errors and irregularities of human conduct are not to be reformed by subtle reasonings."

"Reason alone cannot produce any moral action, or give rise to any volition."

"The mind is a kind of theater where various perceptions make their appearance."

"The greater the interest in life, the greater the interest in metaphysics."

"The principles of true morality are derived from our natural sentiments."

"Belief is more properly an act of the sensitive, than of the cogitative part of our nature."

"Morality is an inevitable consequence of human nature."

"There is no vice or virtue which mankind is wholly destitute of."

"All our ideas are derived from impressions."

"The mind of man is of a very restless nature."

"The mind is not made up of a single perception, but of many."

"A man should strive to live according to reason and nature."

"All things are moral; and in their proper degree, all are instructive."

"The privilege of an absurdity is to remain absurd."

"Covetousness, lust, and ambition are the great corruptors of morality."

"Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and we all see how very wide a field it takes in."

"Our business here is not to know all things but those which concern our conduct."

"Words are not things themselves but representations of things."

"Reputation is often got without merit, and lost without deserving it."

"New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common."

"Philosophy without action is merely intellectual exercise."

"Philosophy should guide our actions, not paralyze them."

"The measure of a man is found in his commitment to the greater good."

"The philosophy of a people is revealed in the laws they create."

"There are three types of genius: the individual, the nation, and the age."

"A man without virtue is unworthy to be called a man."

"A nation without virtue is a nation without strength."

"The laws of nature are superior to all human laws."