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Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum.(I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am)
Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum.(I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am)
That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.
That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of read more
O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been
without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men
scattered about into the social enjoyment of life.
[Lat., O vitae philosophia dux! O virtutis indagatrix,
expultrixque vitiorum! Quid non modo nos, sed omnino vita
hominum sine et esse potuisset? Tu urbes peperisti; tu
dissipatos homines in societatum vitae convocasti.]
It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.
It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices read more
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant
jade on a journey.
This same philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an arrant
jade on a journey.
To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
[Fr., Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe.]
To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
[Fr., Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe.]