The beard does not make the...

The beard does not make the philosopher.

philosopher

Note

A beard does not constitute a philosopher.

Translation

(French, German, Latin)

La barbe ne fait pas le philosophe.

Ein Bart macht noch lange keinen Philosophen.

Barba non facit philosophum.

Quotes for: philosopher

Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

Bertrand Russell - The Problems of Philosophy /

Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.

David Hume - An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding /

Clarity is the good faith of philosophers.

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims /

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - The Joyful Science /

The philosopher should never forget that he is cultivating an art and not a science.

Arthur Schopenhauer /

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.

Karl Marx - Theses on Feuerbach /

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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

You cannot hold the day back, but you can avoid wasting it.

Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.

- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 /

Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.

- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 /

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

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