"A Little History of Philosophy" Quotes
A concise and accessible overview of the major ideas and thinkers in the history of philosophy.
philosophy | 252 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
freedomsociety
The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
lifehuman nature
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
happinessreason
The only way to deal with death is to live.
deathlife
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
knowledgeignorance
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
knowledgehumility
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
languageperception
The only thing that can make people good is the law.
moralityjustice
Man is the measure of all things.
relativismhumanity
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
perceptionreality
