Quote: Alfred North Whitehead
“Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.” – Alfred North Whitehead
View ArticleGenius And Madness
“Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
View ArticleGeorge Santayana Quote
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” ~ George Santayana
View ArticleJean de la Bruyere Quote: Three Events
There are only three events in a man’s life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscience of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. -Jean de la Bruyere French Philosopher
View ArticleBooks Are The Windows Of The Truth ~ Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
“Books are the windows of the truth, but they are not the door; they point out things and yet they do not impart them. It is within that we should write, think, and speak, not merely on paper.” ~ Louis...
View ArticleMan Is Insatiable For Power ~ Joseph de Maistre
“Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain...
View ArticlePeople Know What They Do ~ Michel Foucault
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault
View ArticleClouds ~ Leonard Louis Levinson
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all — he’s walking on them. ~Leonard Louis Levinson
View ArticleA Philosophical Thought
understanding the concepts of reality should not be that hard to comprehend
View ArticleAll Truth Passes Through Three Stages
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. – Arthur Schopenhauer
View ArticlePhilosophical Quote
See without looking, hear without listening, breathe without asking. ~W.H. Auden
View ArticleQuote ~ Victor Hugo
“An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.” – Victor Hugo
View ArticleKnow Thyself
“The aim of human life is to know thyself. Think for yourself. Question authority. Think with your friends. Create, create new realities. Philosophy is a team sport. Philosophy is the ultimate, the...
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