Quotes tagged with 'philosophy'

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.
—Leo Tolstoy philosophy

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.
—Mark Twain philosophy

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything
—Mark Twain philosophy

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
—Mark Twain philosophy

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.
—Mike Tyson philosophy

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
—Lao Tzu philosophy

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe philosophy

You can’t fix stupid. There is not a pill you can take, not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.
—Ron White life philosophy

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
—Oscar Wilde life philosophy

Reading is dreaming with open eyes.
—Yo Yo life philosophy

I squint at the sun because it's bright. I squint at some people because they're not.
—Jedi Master Yoda life philosophy

Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher failure is.
—Jedi Master Yoda life philosophy

Wisdom has been chasing you, but you have always been faster.
—Jedi Master Yoda life philosophy

Do or do not, there is no try(ing).
—Jedi Master Yoda life philosophy

We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content.
—Emile Zola friendship philosophy