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Musings from the mouths and pens of famous philosophers. 12 people, 426 quotes.

Aristotle384–322 BC65 quotes

Confucius551–479 BC28 quotes

Socrates470–399 BC34 quotes

Gautama Buddha501–501 BC25 quotes YYoda2 quotes

Friedrich Nietzsche1844–190070 quotes

Bertrand Russell1872–1970105 quotes

Plato429–349 BC36 quotes

Cicero107–43 BC20 quotes

Baltasar Gracián1601–165822 quotes

Jean-Jacques Rousseau1712–177816 quotes

René Descartes1596–16503 quotes

Popular quotes

The unexamined life is not worth living.
Socrates470–399 BCThe Apology of Socrates (399 BC)
- Philosophy
Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’
YYoda
- Motivation & Goals
Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Beyond Good and Evil (1886)In context
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle384–322 BC
- Education
- Ideas
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
Aristotle384–322 BC
- Courage
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Confucius551–479 BC
- Education
- Thinking
Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.
Socrates470–399 BC
- Children
Man is by nature a political animal.
Aristotle384–322 BCPolitics, chapter 2 (Bekker I.1253a2). Translated by Josiah Tucker, A Treatise Concerning Civil Government (1781), p. 381
- Politics
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Gautama Buddha501–501 BC
- Time
My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not you’ll become a philosopher.
Socrates470–399 BC
- Marriage
- Philosophy
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates470–399 BC
- Wisdom
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle384–322 BCThe Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
- Friendship
Anybody can become angry⁠—that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way⁠—that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.
Aristotle384–322 BC
- Anger
To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say and to finish without knowing what you have written.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau1712–1778
- Love
- Writing
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.
Aristotle384–322 BCPolitics, Book V,1314b.39
- Government

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