Quotes having the keyword Philosopher
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.
by Jean Jacques Rousseau (Philosopher, Swiss , born in 1970) keywords: being, ceases, desire, heard, his, knowledge, philosopher, pleasure , take
To the philosopher, death is but the next great adventure.
by J. K. Rowling (Author, English , born in 1965) keywords: adventure, death, great, next , philosopher
If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all.
by Bertrand Russell (Philosopher, British , born in 1872) keywords: able, any, asked, been, certainly, definition, give, had, infinity, meaning, might, philosopher, produced, some, unintelligible , would
Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic.
by Hu Shih (Philosopher, Chinese , born in 1891) keywords: agnostic, already, ancient, another, china, early, fact, factor, first, founder, further, great, historical, important, naturalism, our, philosopher, philosophers, purified, religion, second, simple, simplified , very
I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.
by Oswald Spengler (Philosopher, German , born in 1880) keywords: craft, diplomat, dull, experimental, financier, inventor, maintain, many, philosopher, practice, psychology, sounder, than , those
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example.
by Robert Trout (Journalist, American , born in 1909) keywords: american, behind, easily, examining, example, how, jefferson, john, locke, myth, philosopher, philosophy, refuted, republic, steered , thomas