Philosophy Quotes

"What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate."

"The conflicts between science and religion arise from ignorance about each of them."

"The fact that human nature tends to view everything as a personal challenge arises only from our selfishness."

"A thought is a proposition which we apprehend."

"We cannot avoid thoughts; they come to us."

"Meaning is not in the mind; it is in the world."

"Every object has a determinate nature."

"We speak of truth and falsehood only of thoughts."

"One cannot think without using concepts."

"Objects exist independently of our thoughts about them."

"Thinking is not a private mental act."

"Meaning cannot be reduced to psychology."

"Language mirrors the structure of thought."

"We are servants of truth, not masters of it."

"Truth stands above all human concerns."

"Thoughts are neither physical nor psychological."

"Concepts are objective; ideas are subjective."

"Meaning is not arbitrary; it is determined by use."

"Thoughts are eternal truths, neither created nor destroyed."

"Ontology is the science of what is."

"The meaning of an expression is its use in the language."

"The task of philosophy is conceptual clarification."

"The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

"It is a false dichotomy to think that we can devote ourselves either to the intellectual or to the physical aspects of life."

"The advantages arising from philosophy are small; but they are not to be despised."

"The true method of philosophy is like the flight of an aeroplane; it starts with the ground of particular observation."

"The universe is made up of processes rather than substances."

"The ulitmately real things are events and dynamic occurrences."

"The final principle is the fundamental principle of being."

"The great intellectual tradition of philosophy begins with wonder."