7493 | Let us reason together, saith the Lord [Isaiah] |
1491 | Everyone has the potential for self-knowledge and sound thinking [Heraclitus] |
343 | The unexamined life is not worth living for men [Socrates] |
160 | The highest ability in man is the ability to discuss unity and plurality in the nature of things [Plato] |
1642 | We must fight fiercely for knowledge, understanding and intelligence [Plato] |
315 | Philosophy is the supreme gift of the gods to mortals [Plato] |
1765 | Diogenes said avoidance of philosophy is the lack of a desire to live properly [Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius] |
1695 | Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable [Aristotle] |
1576 | If each of us can give some logos about parts of nature, our combined efforts can be impressive [Aristotle] |
14052 | Begin philosophy when you are young, and keep going when you are old [Epicurus] |
13291 | Slavery to philosophy brings true freedom [Epicurus] |
14518 | In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously [Epicurus] |
7910 | Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire [Ashvaghosha] |
3656 | The greatest good for a state is true philosophers [Descartes] |
19395 | Philosophy is sanctified, because it flows from God [Leibniz] |
2118 | All other human gifts can harm us, but not correct reasoning [Leibniz] |
16000 | Fixed ideas should be tackled aggressively [Kierkegaard] |
19250 | Everything interesting should be recorded, with records that can be rearranged [Peirce] |
14861 | Philosophy ennobles the world, by producing an artistic conception of our knowledge [Nietzsche] |
22338 | An unexamined life can be virtuous [Murdoch] |