Pierre Hadot Quotes on Virtue
Pierre Hadot was a French philosopher and historian of ancient thought. This page collects quotes attributed to Pierre Hadot on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Pierre Hadot:
“Philosophy in antiquity was a way of life.”
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Attributed to Pierre Hadot:
“Spiritual exercises are the practical heart of ancient philosophy.”
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“Ancient philosophy proposed to mankind an art of living.”
trans. Michael Chase, p. 272 -
Attributed to Pierre Hadot:
“To philosophize is to learn how to die.”
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“He who studies a text or microbes or stars must have nothing to do with his subjectivity... that is an ideal that one must try to find by a certain practice. Let us say that objectivity is a virtue, and a very difficult one to practice.”
Celui qui étudie un texte ou des microbes ou les étoiles doit se défaire de sa subjectivité... c'est là un idéal qu'il faut essayer de rejoindre par une certaine pratique. Disons que l'objectivité est une vertu, d'ailleurs très diffice à pratiquer.