i love collecting qoutes about philosophy...share something!
2006-06-17 18:21:33 · 19 answers · asked by Kristian C 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
He who fights with Monsters might take care, lest he thereby become a Monster.
And if You gaze for long into an Abyss, the Abyss gazes also into You. - NIETZSCHE
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
translation: Don't let the bastards grind you down (read "grind" as "get").
... If there is something that must be done, it is best not to rely on others. - The HAGAKURE (The Book of the Samurai)
He who is and remains true to himself and to others has the most attractive quality of the greatest talents. - GOETHE
...good warriors cause others to come to them, and do not go to others. - SUN TZU
2006-06-18 06:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by Saint Christopher Walken 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
"Live simply so that others may simply live"-Gandhi
"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth will only leave the whole world blind and hungary"-Gandhi
"Without love we are birds with broken wings"-Morrie Schwartz
"Everything in moderation, including moderation"-Buddha
"A concept of Self? Ha! May as well moor the boat of understanding to the tail of an eel"-cant remember.
And my favourite=in philosphy class second year we were discussing the concept of the Self through change and a guy, Killian was fast asleep, the lecturer asked "Can anyone tell me about the self within, independent of external events?" blank faces and he looked at the sleeping Killian and raised his voice to wake him saying "Killian?". his head came off the desk, thin string of drool attached and he just said in a groggy voice;
"Who? Me?"
It was profound, it was zenlike and we all got the joke and burst out laughing except the masterly sage-killian.
My favourite philosophy quote. Anyone who asks about the self i always say "Who Me?" Such depth, hehehe.
2006-06-18 02:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by zephyrescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing skin deep about beauty- Beauty is like a stained glass window- In sunlight it shines easily seen- but in the darkest of times it's true wonder only shows if there is light from within.
2006-06-18 06:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even the smallest act of kindness reverberates across great distances and spans of time,affecting lives unknown to the one whose generous spirit was the source of this good echo,because kindness is passed on and grows each time it's passed,until a simple courtesy becomes an act of selfless courage years later and far away. Likewise, each small meaness,each,expression of hatred, each act of evil . (HR White "This Momentous Day")
2006-06-17 18:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by Stan B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if this is a philosophical quote, but I like it;
God must love crazy people. He makes so many of them!
2006-06-17 18:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does God exist?
That's a very hard question and life is short. - Greek Philosopher can't recall name
2006-06-17 18:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by who-reply 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw this in a cubicle poster..
"...some people are like slinkies...they don't really have a purpose
but it still gives your great amusement when you push them down the stairs...
2006-06-17 19:40:51 · answer #7 · answered by Dreamer363 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of crazy. " Doing the same thing over and over and over, expecting different results"
2006-06-17 18:26:09 · answer #8 · answered by candlemia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this one is a classic. written on the walls of a university male toilet- what you are holding now is the future of the fatherland
2006-06-17 19:52:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never think of the future, it comes soon enough.
-Albert Einstein
2006-06-17 18:55:13 · answer #10 · answered by lookdontlook 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋