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“Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.”

Mean Courage Philosophical Regard Confidence And Courage

Author:Aristotle

“Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.”

Mean Pleasure Philosophical Regard Temperance

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)

“Philosophy's position with regard to science, which at one time could be designated with the name "theory of knowledge," has been undermined by the movement of philosophical thought itself. Philosophy was dislodged from this position by philosophy.”

Has Beens Philosophy Names Movement Position Theory Philosophical Regard One Time Theory Of Knowledge

Author:Jurgen Habermas

“The unphilosophical and philosophical attitudes can be very sharply distinguished (with scarcely any intermediate forms) by the fact that the first accepts everything that happens as regards its general form, and finds occasion for surprise only in that special content by which something that happens here today differs from what happened there yesterday; whereas for the second, it is precisely the common features of all experience, such as characterise everything we encounter, which are the primary and most profound occasion for astonishment.”

“The more serious poetry of the race has a philosophical structure of thought. It contains beliefs and conceptions in regard to the nature of man and the universe, God and the soul, fate and providence, suffering, evil and destiny. Great poetry always has, like the higher religion, a metaphysical content. It deals with the same august issues, experiences and conceptions as metaphysics or first philosophy.”

Source: The Field of Philosophy: An Outline of Lectures on Introduction to Philosophy

“With regard to philosophical metaphysics, I always see increasing numbers who have attained to the negative goal, but as yet few who climb a few rungs backwards; one ought to look out, perhaps, over the last steps of the ladder, but not try to stand upon them.”

Trying Looks Lasts Goal Numbers Steps Ought Negative Philosophical Regard Climbs Metaphysics Backwards Ladders

Book:Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two

Source: Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two

“When ideas float in our mind, without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call reverie.”

Mind Ideas Dream Understanding Reflection Philosophical Regard Floats Daydreaming Reverie Incubation

Author:John Locke

“To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.”

People Thinking Knows Life Inspirational Pay Behavior Philosophical Regard

Author:George Santayana

“We now possess four principles of morality: 1) a philosophical: do good for its own sake, out of respect for the law; 2) a religious: do good because it is God's will, out of love of God; 3) a human: do good because it will promote your happiness, out of self-love; 4) a political: do good because it will promote the welfare of the society of which you are a part, out of love of society having regard to yourself. But is this not all one single principle, only viewed from different sides?”

Humans Different Self Character Law Political Sides Religious Principles Four Self Love Morality Philosophical Regard Sake Gods Will God Love Welfare Different Sides

Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg

“It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I do not regard flesh-food as necessary at any stage”

Mind Made Action Animal Stage Weak Philosophical Regard Errors Flesh Hinduism Passive Vegetarianism Vegetarian Food

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“The revolutionary spirit is mighty convenient in this, that it frees one from all scruples as regards ideas. Its hard absolute optimism is repulsive to my mind by the menace of fanaticism and intolerance it contains. No doubt one should smile at these things; but, imperfect Esthete, I am no better Philosopher. All claim to special righteousness awakens in me that scorn and anger from which a philosophical mind should be free.”

Source: A Personal Record

“Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.”

World Inspirational Doe Happiness Wealth Masters Confidence Philosophical Regard Libertarian Inner Peace Unhappy

Book:Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Golden Sayings Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion

Source: Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Golden Sayings Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion