Philosophy Quotes

"The soul is purified through knowledge and action."

"A man without principles is like a ship without a rudder."

"The heart knows what the mind cannot understand."

"The human being is a microcosm of the universe."

"The purpose of life is to perfect the soul."

"The philosopher seeks truth above all things."

"Every action has a consequence in the universe."

"Understanding requires humility; pride closes the doors of perception."

"Love of wisdom should exceed love of honor and wealth combined."

"The search for meaning is what distinguishes humanity from all other creatures."

"The individual thing is expressed through infinite attributes."

"All determination is negation."

"Passive emotions are passive insofar as we are passive; active emotions are active insofar as we are active."

"The human mind can be of such a nature that the part which we have shown to perish with the body is of no account in relation to what remains."

"The human mind is an integral part of the infinite intellect of God."

"Compassion is pain, and therefore an evil in itself."

"Sadness is the transition to a lesser perfection."

"The mind and body are one and the same thing, which is considered now under the attribute of thought, now under the attribute of extension."

"Passive emotions can be destroyed or controlled through active emotions that are opposed to them."

"Perfection and reality are one and the same."

"Insofar as things are infinite, they must all be expressed through infinite attributes."

"A thing is called necessary which cannot but exist."

"The individual human mind is incapable of being absolutely destroyed with the body."

"We are determined to act by our joy or sadness."

"God is the indwelling and not the external cause of all things."

"Things are good insofar as they help us persist in being; they are evil insofar as they prevent this."

"External causes can only determine an individual thing by external causes."

"Nothing can be nor be conceived without God."

"The smallest particle of matter contains worlds within worlds."

"What is not determined by reason is determined by habit."