1800 – 1950 CE
Revolutionary ideas challenging tradition and exploring consciousness.
Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.
— John Stuart Mill
"Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign."
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
— Soren Kierkegaard
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
— Karl Marx
"The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people."
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
— Henry David Thoreau
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by a..."
Without music, life would be a mistake.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"Without music, life would be a mistake."
Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.
"Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."
There are no facts, only interpretations.
"There are no facts, only interpretations."
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
"The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom."
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate ..."
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change ...
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, ho..."
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
— William James
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over ano..."
