Philosophy Quotes

"The created world is but a small parenthesis in eternity"

"The whole social fabric depends upon mutual tolerance"

"The soul is dyed the colour of its thoughts"

"We are shaped as much by our suffering as by our joy."

"Philosophy asks the questions that define us."

"Society is built on lies about human nature."

"Every human being is of infinite worth."

"We are all prisoners of our own past."

"The most important journey is the one within."

"A man's consciousness is strengthened only by doubting."

"Hell is paved with good intentions."

"Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves."

"Each person carries an untold story within their silence."

"In the depths of despair, we discover our true character."

"Every life contains untold depths of meaning and purpose."

"Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest."

"I have the conviction that existence is devoid of meaning."

"Every person has their own way of seeing things."

"I never am really satisfied with any explanation of this life."

"If we had a keen vision and feeling of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is silent all around us."

"If we only looked on Sundays, we might think all virtue dwelt among the clergy."

"Men's natures are not radically bad; they have all a quickness of conscience."

"We cannot live only by our consciences; we must also live by our instincts."

"Blessed is the man who has some chaotic element in him which rules his opinion."

"The very essence of morality is the striving to become better."

"We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meanwhile within man is the soul of the whole."

"I have found that railway journeys resemble human lives"

"The greatest philosophy is lived, not merely spoken"

"I maintain that we are not responsible for our thoughts."

"Philosophy teaches us to question everything we believe."