Philosophy Quotes

"The mind is not present to the body in the way that the soul is present to the body."

"Logic is the instrument of all inquiry."

"The universe operates according to rational principles."

"The universal mind governs all particular minds."

"The philosopher seeks truth above all else."

"Love of wisdom is the beginning of philosophy."

"Being is the most fundamental concept."

"The account of creation is not to be taken literally, as even to begin to do so would result in absurdities."

"The contemplative life is superior to the active life only when it leads to righteous action."

"To understand others, one must first understand oneself."

"To live without examination is not to live at all."

"The study of ethics is the study of human flourishing."

"The role of reason is to guide the will toward the good."

"The mind's highest good is the knowledge of God."

"Existence and essence are one and the same."

"The infinite intellect is the eternal and infinite act of thinking."

"True human nature is realized through reason."

"The mind cannot will anything except through ideas."

"Individual things are temporary expressions of eternal principles."

"The mind is the rudder of the soul."

"The infinite has no parts."

"One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another."

"The soul is the form of the body."

"I am thinking; therefore I am becoming."

"The body is the prison of the soul, and we must strive to liberate it through understanding."

"The universe is a machine, but it is a machine governed by reason."

"Material things are shadows; only the mind is real."

"Passion is to the soul as wine is to the body."

"Every complex problem has a simple solution if you think about it correctly."

"The soul's perfection lies in the actualization of its potential."