Dr. Seuss and Philosophy Quotes

“For people like this life is just about stuff.
Having more than your neighbor and never enough.
For these types of folks it's all about fortune and fame.
What pays off is good, what does not is lame.
So they don't and they won't and they can't understand.
It's wisdom, not money that makes life grand.”
― Jacob M. Held, Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

“One can best describe the culture of consumerism as the unbridled consumption of commodities for the satisfaction of psychological needs that cannot be satisfied through the practice of consumption”
― Jacob M. Held, Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

“Knowledge requires that what we believe is true and that we can justify our belief that it is true. In this way, the pursuit of knowledge resembles the work of police detectives: it’s not enough to get the right man, you also must have the evidence.”
― Jacob M. Held, Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!