11 BEST PHILOSOPHICAL-QUOTATION

1."Know yourself" (Ancient Greek aphorism)
2."Virtue is knowledge, vice is ignorant" (Socrates/470BC - 399BC)
3."Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness bring wealth and other blessings" (Socrates/470BC - 399 BC)
4."The act of contemplation is what is most pleasant and best" (Aristotle/384BC - 322 BC)
5."Knowledge itself is power" (Francis Bacon/1561 - 1626)
6."I think, therefore I am" (Rene Descartes/1596 - 1650)
7."God helps people that help themseleves" (Benjamin Franklin/1706 - 1790)
8."Nothing great ever achieved without enthusiasm" (Ralph Waldo Emerson/1803 - 1882)
9."God is the only one who does not grow tired of listening to men" (Soren Aabye Kierkegaard/1813 - 1855)
10."Becoming subjective is the task proposed to every human being" (Soren Aabye Kierkegaard/1813 - 1855)
11."What is our aim in philosophy? To show the fly the way out of the fly bottle" (Ludwig Wittgenstein/1889 - 1951)

February 1st, 2009
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, MANUSIA ABAD KE-18

"If you want to know the latest best century, try 18th century.."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) dapat disebut sebagai manusia yang mewakili abad ke-18: dengan rasionalisme dan akal sehat moderatnya, perhatian terhadap politik dan aktivitas kemanusiaannya, minatnya terhadap sains dan alam, kepercayaannya kepada integritas individu dan tendensi keagamaannya yang deistik.