Philosophy, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
– Ambrose Bierce, Excerpt from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
– H. L. Mencken
The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.
– Bertrand Russell, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations.
The ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.
– David Hills