Philosophy Quotes

"What we call fate may be merely our own failure to understand ourselves."

"The human heart is an ocean of mysteries."

"The philosopher questions what others take for granted."

"The poor are Europe's riches, but the rich know it not."

"Most men are led by their passions rather than by their reason."

"All civilizations are founded on the suppression of the individual."

"The pursuit of material wealth is the ruin of the human spirit."

"A life without purpose is a life without meaning."

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

"The mind wakes up to itself and begins questioning the source of its own existence."

"I love my country, but I do not love my countrymen."

"One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent."

"The capacity to wonder has been called the root of all philosophy."

"Every generality is like a bagpipe; with a certain fingering, any general can make it play any tune he wishes."

"The quality of one's life is determined by the quality of one's questions."

"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, even our own assumptions."

"I am malicious because I am miserable."

"How strange is the lot of us mortals."

"What we call fate is often merely the inevitable."

"The mind is its own place, and can make a heaven of hell."

"The human heart contains multitudes of contradictions."

"The human capacity for self-deception is boundless."

"The depths of the human soul remain largely unexplored."

"Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses"

"Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess."

"The whole course of life is founded on the denial of desire."

"We are spirits of another sort, made of finer material."

"Evil is often born from ignorance and neglect."

"Hatred is a tonic for the soul; it fortifies and strengthens."

"A philosopher is simply a man who has learned to doubt."