Logical & Critical Thinking

with Professor Logic

Words of Wisdom and Philosophical Quotes

Here’s some good philosophical quotes and words of wisdom. Sometimes its good to ponder these for self help or just mental exercise. Here we go:

  • Give a man a mask and he will show his true face. Oscar Wilde
  • A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure. Lee Segall
  • We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. Unknown
  • A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
  • Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Oscar Wilde
  • Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you. Sartre
  • A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. Greek proverb
  • Cynical is a word used by the naive to describe the experienced. George Hills
  • The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. Bertrand Russell
  • It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
  • The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. Solomon Ibn Gabriol
  • TestingGuy

    “Be like water” –Bruce Lee

  • UUGOCHUKWU14

    Very good quotations.
    My personal favourite is: ‘Beware the man of one book’-Thomas Aquinas
    Just a quick question: What does the saying ‘Beware the man with no enemies’ mean?

    I have my own ideas I just wanted a 2nd opinion.

  • random

    “The lust for comfort murders the passions of the soul.” -Kahlil Gibran

  • Eric

    The man with no enemies is the man who has not asserted himself or spoken freely with an original idea.. any independent thought will generate opposition or enemies.. so someone with no enemies is someone who won’t stand up to injustice or speak out his truth…