Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"The philosopher seeks not to have all answers, but to ask better questions."
Avicenna
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"The philosopher observes the world; the wise person learns from observation."
Al-Ghazali
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"The universe speaks to those who listen with their hearts."
Al-Ghazali
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"Philosophy is the art of questioning everything, including philosophy itself."
Al-Ghazali
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"The universe is a book written in the language of creation."
Al-Ghazali
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"The face is the mirror of the mind."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Augustine of Hippo
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"The contemplation of truth for its own sake is the ultimate end of human life."
Thomas Aquinas
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"Evil is the absence of good."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The intellect is higher than the will."
Thomas Aquinas
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"Good can exist without evil, but evil cannot exist without good."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The aim of the intellectual life is a comprehensive understanding of all that is."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The universe is the work of divine intelligence."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The human intellect is the highest expression of creation."
Thomas Aquinas
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"Every effect comes from a cause."
Thomas Aquinas
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"All that is good is being, and all that is evil is non-being."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The will follows the intellect."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The human intellect is a part of the eternal intellect, and the human soul is a part of the eternal soul."
Averroes
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"The capacity to wonder is what separates humanity from mere existence."
Averroes
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"Philosophy is not a luxury but a necessity for the examined life."
Averroes
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"Philosophy is the highest calling of the human intellect."
Averroes
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"The universe operates according to rational principles; to understand them is to understand God's language."
Avicenna
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"Time, though it appears to move in one direction, is truly the canvas upon which all existence is painted."
Avicenna
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"The seeker of truth must be willing to question everything, including the questions themselves."
Avicenna
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"The body ages and returns to dust, but the ideas of a great mind are immortal."
Avicenna
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"Sin is not an action; it is a turning away from what is good."
Thomas Aquinas
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"It is a great compliment to a man to say he is a man of principle."
Thomas Aquinas
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"To act against conscience is to act immorally."
Thomas Aquinas
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"Habit is second nature."
Thomas Aquinas
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"Virtue is nothing else than a perfection of the soul."
Thomas Aquinas