“There's no greater sign of being a poor philosopher and wise man than wanting all of life to be wise and philosophical.” MenPoorGreaterWisePhilosophicalPhilosopherBeing Wise Author:Giacomo Leopardi
“Of all the senseless babble I have ever had occasion to read, the demonstrations of these philosophers who undertake to tell us all about the nature of God would be the worst, if they were not surpassed by the still greater absurdities of the philosophers who try to prove that there is no God.” IfsTryingStillsGodWould BeGreaterWorstProvePhilosophicalPhilosopherOccasionsAbsurdityDemonstrationThere Is No God Author:Thomas Huxley
“I know that previously I would not have dared to express myself so explicitly about so uncertain a matter. I can take this risk because I am now in my eighth decade, and the changing opinions of men scarcely impress me any more; the thoughts of the old masters are of greater value to me than the philosophical prejudices of the Western mind.” KnowsMenMindI CanMatterValuesOpinionGreaterRiskMastersPrejudicePhilosophicalWesternDecadesUncertainImpress Author:Carl Jung
“For me, Stalinism was even a greater philosophical problem than Nazism. Under Nazism, if you were a Jew, you were simply killed, no questions asked, you had nothing to prove. Under Stalinism, of course, most [victims] were on trial for false accusations; most of them were not traitors. There is one interesting feature: that they were tortured or through some kind of blackmail forced to confess to being traitors.” IfsKindProblemCoursesInterestingGreaterProvePhilosophicalVictimJewTrialsFeaturesTraitorNazismAccusationBlackmailStalinismQuestions AskedFalse Accusation Author:Slavoj Žižek
“A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.” MenGreaterAmbitionPhilosophicalAmbitiousAmbitious Man Author:Marcus Aurelius