Archive for the 'Philosophical Quotes' Category

04 Nov

“Real knowledge is to know…” Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” Confucius
Popularity: 75% [?]

Popularity: 75% [?]

18 Nov

“Sometimes the heart sees what…” H. Jackson Browne Jr.

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.” H. Jackson Browne Jr.
Popularity: 91% [?]

Popularity: 91% [?]

26 Oct

“The best ideas come as…” David M. Ogilvy

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” David M. Ogilvy
Popularity: 54% [?]

Popularity: 54% [?]

26 Sep

“The best way to predict…” Alan Kay

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay
Popularity: 26% [?]

Popularity: 26% [?]

19 Apr

“The future belongs to those…” Eleanor Roosevelt

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Popularity: 38% [?]

Popularity: 38% [?]

07 Nov

“The main things which seem…” Bertrand Russell

“The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.” Bertrand Russell
Popularity: 71% [?]

Popularity: 71% [?]

21 Oct

“The mind of a bigot…” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

“The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Popularity: 43% [?]

Popularity: 43% [?]

08 Oct

“The more I want to…” Richard Bach

“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” Richard Bach
Popularity: 18% [?]

Popularity: 18% [?]

19 Apr

“The person who gets the farthest…” Dale Carnegie

“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.” Dale Carnegie
Popularity: 39% [?]

Popularity: 39% [?]

26 Oct

“The real test of friendship…” Eugene Kennedy

“The real test of friendship is: can you do literally nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.” Eugene Kennedy
Popularity: 46% [?]

Popularity: 46% [?]

30 Oct

“The significance of man is…” Carl Becker

“The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.” Carl Becker
Popularity: 73% [?]

Popularity: 73% [?]

26 Sep

“The truth does not change…” Flannery O’Connor

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” Flannery O’Connor
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

13 Oct

“The whole world steps aside…” Anonymous

“The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.” Anonymous
Popularity: 22% [?]

Popularity: 22% [?]

03 Oct

“There are always flowers…” Henri Matisse

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Henri Matisse
Popularity: 24% [?]

Popularity: 24% [?]

13 Oct

“There are no passengers on…” Marshall McLuhan

“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We’re all crew.” Marshall McLuhan
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

13 Oct

“There’s no point in being…” Doctor Who

“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.” Doctor Who
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

09 Oct

“They do not love…” William Shakespeare

“They do not love that do not show their love.” William Shakespeare
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

09 Oct

“Time is the coin of…” Carl Sandberg

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” Carl Sandberg
Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]

29 Sep

“Today is…” Rich Bateman

“Today is yesterday’s tomorrow.” Rich Bateman
Popularity: 9% [?]

Popularity: 9% [?]

26 Oct

“Trying to determine what is…” Ben Hecht

“Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.” Ben Hecht
Popularity: 41% [?]

Popularity: 41% [?]

20 Oct

“We are at the very…” Richard Feynman

“We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.” Richard Feynman
Popularity: [...]

Popularity: 48% [?]

02 Oct

“We choose our joys…” Kahlil Gibran

“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” Kahlil Gibran
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

29 Sep

“We don’t see things…” Anais Nin

“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Anais Nin
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

19 Apr

“Whatever you are…” Abraham Lincoln

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln
Popularity: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

26 Sep

“When a thing is funny…” George Bernard Shaw

“When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.” George Bernard Shaw
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

26 Sep

“Whenever you find that you…” Mark Twain

“Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 13% [?]

Popularity: 13% [?]

21 Nov

“Where we have strong emotions…” Carl Sagan

“Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.” Carl Sagan
Popularity: 75% [?]

Popularity: 75% [?]

20 Oct

“Write the bad things that…” Arabic Parable

“Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble.” Arabic Parable
Popularity: 47% [?]

Popularity: 47% [?]

26 Sep

“You can complain because roses…” Ziggy

“You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” Ziggy
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

17 Oct

“You get the best out….” Harry Firestone

“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.” Harry Firestone
Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]

07 Nov

“You must learn from the…” Sam Levenson

“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” Sam Levenson
Popularity: 75% [?]

Popularity: 75% [?]

18 Nov

“You will find as you…” Henry Drummond

“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” Henry Drummond
Popularity: 70% [?]

Popularity: 70% [?]