Quotes about philosophic
philosophical impossible obligation
No obligation to do the impossible is binding. Marcus Tullius Cicero
philosophical men justice
Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.
philosophical honor rewards
Honor is the reward of virtue.
philosophical greatest-love mines
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
philosophical mind virtue
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
philosophical ambition opportunity
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
philosophical people economy
People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.
philosophical revenue thrift
Thrift is of great revenue.
philosophical vehement causes
Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.
philosophical law may
Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.
philosophical said should
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
philosophical law liberty
Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.
philosophical men errors
Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.
philosophical oratory persuasion
Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.
philosophical charm brevity
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
philosophical speech brevity-of-life
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
philosophical people income
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?
philosophical tears trouble
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
philosophical silence denial
Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.
philosophical slavery
To some extent I liken slavery to death.
philosophical law customs
The best interpreter of the law is custom.
philosophical blessing growth
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
philosophical wish
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.
philosophical planning careful
Before beginning, plan carefully.
philosophical innocence guilty
Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.
philosophical power republic
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
philosophical law abuse
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
philosophical passion class
There is a form of poetic and esthetic and moral genius necessary to make philosophical issues truly incandesce for students, and even though I indeed had some world-class professors myself when I went through the curriculum, I rarely saw such gnosic or concretist/poetic passion among them. I am not speaking of broad histrionics or melodramatic delivery, but rather a moral investment of concern, of loving delight and pathos in exposing one's consciousness to the full horrific and magnificent implications of the materials. Kenny Smith
philosophical passion self
It may be called the Master Passion, the hunger for self-approval. Mark Twain
philosophical artist unhappy
Every artist is an unhappy lover. Iris Murdoch
philosophical giving
Time takes all and gives all Giordano Bruno
philosophical sheep enlightenment
I want to find a way of speaking to fellow human beings that will be cool rather than heated, philosophical rather than polemical, that will bring enlightenment rather than seeking to divide us into the righteous and the sinners, the saved and the damned, the sheep and the goats. J. M. Coetzee
philosophical world alternatives
The only good reason to embrace a philosophical position is that you are convinced it is true or at least makes sense of the world better than the alternatives. Julian Baggini