#philosophers

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers. ↗

— John Churton Collins

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Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists. ↗

— Corliss Lamont

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God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion. ↗

— Maimonides

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For centuries many of the world's distinguished philosophers have assaulted Christianity as being irrational, superstitious and absurd. ↗

— Josh McDowell

#assaulted #being #centuries #christianity #distinguished

No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it's the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living. ↗

— Moliere

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A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much above the average are usually regarded by their contemporaries as geniuses. ↗

— Robert Musil

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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game. ↗

— Octavio Paz

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A growing and increasingly influential movement of philosophers, ethicists, law professors and activists are convinced that the great moral struggle of our time will be for the rights of animals. ↗

— Michael Pollan

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