Top Philosophy Quotes

منذ ذلك الحين وكلاهما يغتبط مسبقاً بالنوم سوية. وأميل تقريباً للقول بأن الهدف من الجماع بالنسبة لهما لم يكن النشوة بل النعاس الذي يعقبها. وهي، خاصة، لم تكن تستطيع أن تنام من دونه. لو صدف وبقيت وحيدة ف...

من يبغي «الارتقاء» باستمرار، عليه أن يستعد يوماً للإصابة بالدوار. لكن ما هو الدوار؟ أهو الخوف من السقوط؟ ولكن لماذا نصاب بالدوار على شرفة السطح حتى ولو كانت مزودة بدرابزين متين؟ ذلك أن الدوار شيء مختل...

Philosophy Definition

(n.) Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws.

(n.) A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.

(n.) Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy.

(n.) Reasoning; argumentation.

(n.) The course of sciences read in the schools.

(n.) A treatise on philosophy.

كانت تخاف من أن يُغلق عليها داخل نعش وأن تُدلَّى في أرض أميركا.لذلك كتبت وصية اشترطت فيها أن تُحرق جثتها بعد موتها، وأن يُنثر رمادها في الهواء. تيريزا وتوماس ماتا تحت شعار الثقل. أما هي فأرادت أن تموت...

فشعر عندها فجأة برغبة غامضة لا تقاوم في سماع موسيقى هائلة، في سماع ضجيج مطلق وصخب جميل وفرح يكتنف كل شيء ويُغرق ويخنق كل شيء، فيختفي إلى الأبد الألم والغرور وتفاهة الكلمات.

We would not reliably assent to reproduce unless we first had lost our minds.

There’s the claim that the only progress made is in posing problems that scientists can answer. That philosophy never has the means to answer problems—it’s just biding its time till the scientists arr...

The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man.

So when people say that poetry is a luxury, or an option, or for the educated middle classes, or that it shouldn't be read in school because it is irrelevant, or any of the strange and stupid things t...

If we are to know ourselves, philosophy needs to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the sciences of mind.

If God created our will, then he's responsible for every choice we make... So-- as I recall, the official philosophical answer is that free will doesn't exist. Only the illusion of free will, because...

All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.

Life's a circle. There are no lines we can cross.

Never give up but never forget to grow up.

The difference between reading a good book and Facebook, is that a good book is always hard to put down, whereas on Facebook it's become too easy to put anyone down.

Only a man of knowledge is capable of giving constructive criticism.

We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those who have voice.

Life is never ordinary, it is always a wonder, it is always magical.

To be intelligent, be complex; to be wise, be simple.

The cure for love is the love itself.

No one can help us except our own thoughts.