Philosophy Quotes

"Philosophy without action is the refuge of the afraid."

"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, especially power."

"Philosophy is the weapon of the thinker against ignorance."

"Philosophy without action is merely words."

"Philosophy is the practice of wisdom."

"Philosophy teaches us to live according to reason."

"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."

"Philosophy is the art of making life worth living."

"Every age thinks it is the enlightened one."

"Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy."

"A man is great by comparison with others of his own times, not by comparison with his peers in other eras."

"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set."

"I am bored; this is a terrible vice, and I am not even sure that I have it."

"People are disturbed not by things but by the views they take of them."

"Ambition without ability is like a car in a ditch."

"Ideas are more dangerous than weapons."

"A man's worst enemy can not wish him more than he wishes for himself."

"Slow men with fast horses will always lose to fast men on foot."

"Vanity is the appropriate stage for the exhibition of all the vices."

"Democracy is not a destination but a continuous journey of civic renewal."

"The greatest tragedy is not the fall of kings, but the indifference of the people."

"The revolution is a mirror held up to society; it reveals both virtue and vice."

"We must not allow the revolution to devour its own principles in pursuit of victory."

"Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest."

"The voice of reason often goes unheard in the din of passion."

"Ambition without integrity is the path to damnation."

"The voice of conscience is the voice of humanity."

"Power corrupts, but principled power uplifts."

"The institution of monarchy endures only if it serves the common good."

"The greatest wars are those fought within the human heart."