philosophy
“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
Jul 20 2013
– Albert Camus, a French-Algeria-born French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist, and philosopher.
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
May 16 2013
– Socrates, was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon.
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
May 2 2013
– Maurice Switzer.
“There is only one good: knowledge; and one evil: ignorance.”
Apr 24 2013
– Socrates, was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon.
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
Apr 22 2013
– Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience.
“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
Apr 19 2013
– Winston Churchill, a British politician, best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Apr 15 2013
– Aristotle, was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Together with Plato, Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Apr 11 2013
– Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
Mar 31 2013
– Arthur Schopenhauer, was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation. He has influenced a long list of thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Einstein and Leo Tolstoy.
Incredible Libraries from Around the World [15 Pics]
Mar 31 2013
The amount of detail each one of these libraries has is simply stunning. If you are book reader, then this must be your heaven.
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Mar 17 2013
– Confucius, was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Nov 16 2012
– Lao Tzu, famous Chinese philosopher and forefather of Taoism (Daoism).
