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7 of 7Confucius
Philosophy
Confucianism
-550–-478
"The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear. When internal examination discovers nothing wrong, what is there to be anxious about, what is there to fear?"
109 quotes
🇺🇸Henry David Thoreau
Literature
Western philosophy
1817–1862
"I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.."
202 quotes

🇫🇷Jean Baudrillard
Philosophy
Post-structuralism
1929–2007
"There are only a few images that are not forced to provide meaning, or have to go through the filter of a specific idea."
64 quotes
🇦🇹Friedrich Hayek
Philosophy
1899–1992
"Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom."
88 quotes

Mozi
social philosophy
-469–-390
"Suppose we try to locate the cause of disorder, we shall find it lies in the want of mutual love."
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🇺🇸Norman O. Brown
Literature
1913–2002
3 quotes
🇪🇸Joxe Azurmendi
Literature
continental philosophy
1941–2025
"The Basques are Argonauts with very fragile ships."
2 quotes