Stop Misusing these Philosophy Quotes (here's what they really mean)

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Head to https://squarespace.com/unsolicitedadvice to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UNSOLICITEDADVICE The world of philosophy is awash with quotable moments, and yet this can sometimes lead to them being misused. So today let's look at 7 misunderstood philosophy quotes, and what the authors likely meant by them. Note (24/10/2025): Found this article on the Nietzsche maxim which makes some of the same points I made here, but much much better and with much more detail: https://www.academia.edu/56845647/The_Unfolding_Plan_of_Maxims_and_Arrows_in_Nietzsche_s_Twilight_of_the_Idols Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Subscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings (and my scripts): https://josephfolley.substack.com/ 00:00 The Ends Justify The Means - Niccolò Machiavelli 07:15 What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - Friedrich Nietzsche 12:09 The Paradox of Tolerance - Karl Popper 18:59 Plato's Cave - Plato 24:19 The Tabula Rasa - John Locke 29:34 All I know is that I know nothing - Socrates 33:38 Religion is the Opium of the Masses - Karl Marx