The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

One of the great questions of philosophy is do we innately have morality or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.

The philosopher has never killed any priests whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.

The theoretical understanding of the world which is the aim of philosophy is not a matter of great practical importance to animals or to savages or even to most civilised men.

The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet namely a dull ending.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy if not you'll become a philosopher.