Anaximenes

Philosopher Ancient Greece 585 – 525

Milesian philosopher who proposed air as the fundamental substance of reality.

378 quotes

"The substance of all things is imperceptible to the crude senses."
Science
"Unity underlies the apparent multiplicity of the world."
Philosophy
"The pursuit of natural knowledge is the path to enlightenment."
Education
"In every particular thing, the infinite expresses itself."
Philosophy
"The cosmos is not a collection of objects but a unified whole."
Nature
"Thought and being are manifestations of the same essential force."
Philosophy
"The invisible structure of things determines their visible properties."
Science
"Wisdom is recognizing the limits of human perception."
Wisdom
"The eternal substance requires no explanation beyond itself."
Philosophy
"All things participate in the infinite without being divided from it."
Philosophy
"Nature speaks to those willing to listen beyond words."
Nature
"The foundation of all science is the observation of transformation."
Science
"To live in ignorance of nature is to live half-conscious."
Education
"The infinite expresses itself through infinite variety."
Philosophy
"What appears solid is mostly empty space and invisible force."
Science
"Understanding the cosmos is the highest honor of the human mind."
Knowledge
"The nature of reality is more subtle than our first impressions suggest."
Truth
"All becoming originates from the infinite and returns to it."
Philosophy
"The observer of nature becomes a participant in nature's wisdom."
Education
"The visible world is a shadow cast by invisible principles."
Philosophy
"Rarity and density are the primary modes of cosmic expression."
Nature
"To know oneself is to know the nature that produced you."
Wisdom
"The infinite ground of being transcends all categorical thinking."
Philosophy
"Nature operates through principles discoverable by reason."
Science
"The pursuit of truth requires courage to abandon familiar notions."
Courage
"All life shares a common essence with the cosmic whole."
Philosophy
"What sustains us is the same as what sustains the stars."
Nature
"The mind that questions is the mind that grows."
Education
"In the infinite, all opposites find their reconciliation."
Philosophy
"The changing world reflects the unchanging principles beneath it."
Truth