Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A philosopher goes where the truth leads and has no patience with mere emotion.
There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.
I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.
I don't like to hurt people's feelings, and I don't like to knock other writers as a matter of principle.
I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good.
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.
The word philosophy sounds high-minded, but it simply means the love of wisdom. If you love something, you don't just read about it; you hug it, you mess with it, you play with it, you argue with it.
Philosophy is for the few.
Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system.