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4485 Philosopher Quotes

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition Senseless fear God
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Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

Great The power Habit Teaches us
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It was ordained at the beginning of the world that certain signs should prefigure certain events

Was ordained The beginning The world Certain signs
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Before beginning, prepare carefully.

Before beginning Prepare carefully
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A home without books is a body without soul.
A home Without books A body Soul
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In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.
Disordered mind Body Soundness Health
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We were born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race

Were born Unite Fellow men In community
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What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

One has To use Whatever He does
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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

No confidence Twice defeated The race Life
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Let reason govern desire,

Let reason Govern desire
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Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred Settled anger
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Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Love The attempt Form Friendship inspired
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

The authority Who teach An obstacle To learn
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A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him

Man's own Manner Character Most become
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It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.

It shows A brave Resolute spirit Agitated
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It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Peculiar quality A fool To perceive The faults
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It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

The nature Every person To error Fool perseveres
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Can there be greater foolishness than the respect you pay to people collectively when you despise them individually?

Greater foolishness The respect You pay People collectively
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Friends, though absent, are still present.

Friends Though absent Still present
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Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.

Friendship Only thing The world Concerning
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Life is nothing without friendship.

Life Nothing Without friendship
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What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk

What sweetness In life Take away Friendship
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Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its grieves and anxieties.

Friendship Make prosperity Brighter Lightens adversity
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I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know.

Not ashamed To confess Ignorant Not know
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In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Everything Truth surpasses The imitation Copy
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Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

Truth Springs Argument Friends
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It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.
Reason Guide Life Custom
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The law always limits every power it gives.

Law Limits Power Gives
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Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Surprising Many Governed Few
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The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

Rules Morality Conclusion Reason
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Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

Philosopher But Man
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Everything in the world is purchased by labor.
Everythiong World Purchased Labor
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To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but to perceive.

Hate Love Think Feel
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The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

Corruption Best things Rise Worst
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Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected.

Human nature Science Man Neglected
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He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper, but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to his circumstance.

Happy Circumstance Temper Excellent
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Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them.

Beauty Exists Mind Contemplates
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[R]evolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning;

Revolutions Government Argument Reasoning
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Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.

Reason Ought only Slave Passions
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A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.

Wise Man Beliefs Evidence
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Men's views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.

View Understanding Temper Passion
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The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation

Lively Thought Inferior Sensation
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All knowledge degenerates into probability.

All knowledge Degenerates Probability
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Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Trust Men Worth Prudence
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Happiness Possessions Dwells Soul
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity

Everything Existing Chance Necessity
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Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Good Means Wrong Desire
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No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

Power Treasure Outweigh Knowledge
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Accept nothing pleasant unless it is beneficial.

Accept Pleasant Unless Beneficial
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

Man Blames Nature Fate
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