Anaxagoras

Philosopher Ancient Greece 500 – 428

Proposed mind as the ordering principle of the universe and matter.

392 quotes

"Mind alone is infinite and eternal, all else is finite."
Philosophy
"The foundation of wisdom is the understanding of cause and effect."
Wisdom
"No single thing is ever entirely what it appears to be."
Truth
"The investigation of natural phenomena is the noblest pursuit."
Science
"Reality is far stranger and more wonderful than myth or legend."
"Through reason and observation, we approach truth."
Knowledge
"The infinite complexity of nature demands infinite humility."
Patience
"What we perceive is but a shadow of what truly is."
Wisdom
"The mind that orders the cosmos must transcend all limitation."
Philosophy
"Understanding requires both observation and philosophical reflection."
Education
"The natural world reveals its secrets only to the persistent seeker."
Perseverance
"All motion in the universe stems from mind and its purposes."
Philosophy
"To know a thing is to understand the mixture of elements within it."
Knowledge
"The greatest illusion is believing that things are simpler than they are."
Wisdom
"Nature's laws are more reliable than human opinions."
Truth
"The pursuit of understanding is the path to freedom."
Freedom
"In the smallest particle lies a universe of complexity."
Science
"Reason is the light that guides us through the darkness of ignorance."
Education
"What seems impossible often becomes inevitable with understanding."
Inspiration
"The cosmos itself is a work of supreme intelligence."
Philosophy
"To question is to begin the journey toward wisdom."
Wisdom
"Nature operates with an order that precedes all human law."
Justice
"The mind perceives what the body cannot measure."
Knowledge
"Infinite variations arise from the mixing of limited elements."
Creativity
"Truth is discovered through investigation, not proclaimed by authority."
Truth
"The scholar must be humble before the vastness of nature."
"All things flow from and return to the universal mixture."
Nature
"To understand one thing is to begin understanding all things."
Wisdom
"The mind's work is to bring order from the chaos of sensation."
Philosophy
"Nature teaches those willing to learn from observation."
Education