Anaxagoras

Philosopher Ancient Greece 500 – 428

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

392 quotes

"The universe is governed by intelligence, not chance."
Faith
"What we call death is merely a transformation of elements."
Death
"The greatest teacher is the natural world itself."
Education
"Reality is composed of infinite particles in infinite arrangements."
Science
"To see the infinite in the finite is to glimpse truth."
Wisdom
"The mind that orders all things stands apart from all things."
Philosophy
"Understanding nature requires we abandon false certainties."
Knowledge
"In the mixture of all things, unity is hidden."
Philosophy
"The investigator of nature must be prepared to be eternally astonished."
"Mind is not bound by the limits of space or time."
Philosophy
"To seek truth is to align oneself with the eternal order."
Truth
"The complexity of nature is a reflection of cosmic intelligence."
Science
"What appears simple is composed of infinite subtlety."
Wisdom
"The path to knowledge begins with admitting what we do not know."
"Nature's variety springs from the same fundamental unity."
Nature
"The mind that comprehends all things is itself incomprehensible."
Philosophy
"To investigate is to participate in the work of cosmic intelligence."
Science
"The greatest freedom is freedom from the tyranny of false belief."
Freedom
"All becoming is a rearrangement of the eternal."
Change
"The universe whispers its secrets to those who listen carefully."
Wisdom
"In every seed lies the potential for infinite growth."
"The observer changes the thing observed through the act of observation."
Science
"To understand the whole, we must study the parts with precision."
Knowledge
"The mind of the universe is infinitely superior to human minds."
Philosophy
"Truth is not what we wish to be true, but what actually is."
Truth
"The natural world offers no comfort to the lazy philosopher."
Perseverance
"In the dance of atoms lies the secret of all existence."
Science
"The wise person follows reason, not tradition."
Wisdom
"To know nature is to know ourselves, for we are nature."
Knowledge
"The universe is a song sung by an eternal intelligence."
Philosophy