Philosophy Quotes

"I have reached a stage in life where I must die a little every day in order to live at all."

"The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead."

"The dead shall not rule the living."

"The world has never yet seen a race of people who were willing to do justice to another."

"The way of transgressors is hard, and it becomes harder the further they proceed."

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."

"In every age and country the church has thrown herself across the path of progress."

"The home is not the woman's true sphere as some would suggest."

"The true foundation of theology is to ascertain the character of God. It is by the aid of Science and Philosophy that this character is understood."

"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation."

"The unity of the human race is not a mere matter of sentiment or metaphysical speculation."

"When I leave this world I expect to enter into the glory of my Father, but I don't believe in dwelling upon the future world so much as to neglect the present."

"I have always felt that the true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"One ever feels his twoness in this American world."

"The Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil."

"The great souls of a time find themselves inevitably in antagonism."

"I declare that the true republic is such wherein there is no man who has authority to compel another to be his slave."

"There is no such thing as an accident"

"In each of us there is some good. In each of us there is some evil."

"The mark of a great nation is not the things it builds with stone and steel, but the character of its people."

"The real burning question for our time is not whether this or that leader is right, but whether we will listen."

"The Constitution was written by men of vision. Not men of myopia."

"The question before us is: do we believe in our Constitution or not?"

"I learned that you can stand firm and still show mercy."

"The most important thing is that we maintain our humanity."

"I believe in the power of nonviolent resistance to injustice."

"The cost of living does not include the cost of life."

"The test of civilization is the kind of man the country turns out."

"We live surrounded by a world of ghosts."

"A person's worth is not determined by their wealth."