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There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another
You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain
The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy
Philosophy first constructs a scheme of happiness and then tries to fit the world to it
Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death
Philosophy begins with wonder
Philosophy is the queen of arts, and daughter of heaven
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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