Browse by Era
Journey through the ages of human thought — from antiquity to the present day
Ancient
Before 500 CE
153 thinkers · 3,027 quotes
"At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst."
Classical
500–1399 CE
213 thinkers · 2,436 quotes
"Ella è quanto de ben pò far natura;per essemplo di lei bieltà si prova."
Medieval
1000–1499 CE
234 thinkers · 2,554 quotes
"Ella è quanto de ben pò far natura;per essemplo di lei bieltà si prova."
Renaissance
1400–1699 CE
537 thinkers · 7,330 quotes
"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries."
18th Century
1700–1799
708 thinkers · 11,623 quotes
"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."
19th Century
1800–1899
3,382 thinkers · 57,459 quotes
"Anarchism — a life of freedom and creative independence for humanity."
Early 20th Century
1900–1949
6,106 thinkers · 90,154 quotes
"We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated."
Modern
1950–present
5,949 thinkers · 60,862 quotes
"The foundation of economic development is the acquisition of more productive knowledge."