Wisdom Quotes

"The reasonable is distinguished from the rational by its recognition of others as moral equals who make legitimate claims."

"The primary goods are those that any rational person would want, regardless of their specific conception of the good."

"The social primary goods—rights, liberties, opportunities, income, and the social bases of self-respect—are the focus of justice."

"Justice demands that we concern ourselves not only with how goods are distributed but with how institutions affect citizens' self-respect."

"Justice requires that we distinguish between what is natural and what is just; natural distributions of talents are not inherently just."

"The capacity for a sense of justice is one of the moral powers that defines human beings as rational agents."

"The more we learn about the world, and the deeper our learning, the more conscious, specific, and articulate will be our knowledge of what we do not know."

"We should search for our mistakes and our ignorance, not for our knowledge."

"Criticism is the only known antidote to error."

"Error is not only permitted, it is indispensable."

"Life is not about having all the answers, but asking better questions."

"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."

"We must learn to live with uncertainty and open-mindedness."

"We must distinguish between what we know and what we believe."

"We must be willing to question everything, especially our own beliefs."

"We cannot justify our beliefs through infinite regression or circularity."

"We must be suspicious of all a priori claims to knowledge."

"We must distinguish between questions and pseudo-questions."

"We cannot meaningfully speak of what lies beyond experience."

"We mistake the limits of language for the limits of reality."

"Our conceptual schemes are instruments, not mirrors of reality."

"We must examine the actual uses of language, not abstract schemas."

"The quest for certainty is ultimately misguided and futile."

"Philosophical problems often dissolve upon careful linguistic analysis."

"We must distinguish questions of fact from questions of meaning."

"We fashion our ontologies according to pragmatic considerations."

"The quest for absolute certainty is a philosophical mistake."

"The natural attitude must be bracketed to understand reality."

"Essence can be grasped through phenomenological reflection."

"We must distinguish between noesis and noema."