Quotes about phil
philosophical enemy strategy
Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor? Virgil
philosophical used strife
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used? Virgil
philosophical
Trust one who has tried. Virgil
philosophical affliction earth
What region of the earth is not full of our calamities? Virgil
philosophical hug trying
Hug the shore; let others try the deep. Virgil
philosophical environmental fruit
Your descendants shall gather your fruits. Virgil
philosophical all-things
All things deteriorate in time. Virgil
philosophical faults concealment
A fault is fostered by concealment. Virgil
philosophical snakes grass
There's a snake lurking in the grass. Virgil
philosophical time-flies
Time flies never to be recalled. Virgil
philosophical fate way
Fate will find a way. Virgil
philosophical example despise
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods. Virgil
philosophical strife should
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead. Virgil
philosophical love-is knows
Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is same for all. Virgil
philosophical one-day remember
Perhaps even these things, one day, will be pleasing to remember. Virgil
philosophical men ruins
What each man feared would happen to himself, did not trouble him when he saw that it would ruin another. Virgil
philosophical time-passes
Time passes irrevocably. Virgil
philosophical safety
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety. Virgil
philosophical rocks sea
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground. Virgil
philosophical persevere circumstances
Persevere and preserve yourselves for better circumstances. Virgil
philosophical endurance overcoming
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance. Virgil
philosophical yield permit
Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you. Virgil
philosophical helping unfortunate
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate. Virgil
philosophy character fundamentals
The Society or Fraternity of Freemasons is more in the nature of a system of Philosophy or of moral and social virtues taught by symbols, allegories, and lectures based upon fundamental truths, the observance of which tends to promote stability of character, conservatism, morality and good citizenship. William Howard Taft
philosophy writing science
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science. Walter Jon Williams
philosophy mean perspective
Philosophy means liberation from the - routine, soaring above the well known, seeing it in new perspectives, arousing wonder and the wish to fly. Walter Kaufmann
philosophy heart school
The refusal to belong to any school of thought, the repudiation of the adequacy of any body of beliefs whatever, and especially of systems, and a marked dissatisfaction with traditional philosophy as superficial, academic, and remote from life-that is the heart of existentialism. Walter Kaufmann
philosophy science doe
When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics. Voltaire
philosophy mean doe
When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy. Voltaire
philosophy discovery practice
The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy. Voltaire
philosophical writing rome
If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero. Voltaire
philosophy cutting doubt
I read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain. Voltaire
philosophy complaining always-complaining
Why, since we are always complaining of our ills, are we constantly employed in redoubling them? Voltaire