Philosophy Quotes

"Every generation must rediscover truth for itself or it becomes mere inherited superstition."

"There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it."

"Men are not to be measured by their coat-tails."

"All things are uncertain and nothing is clear."

"I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law."

"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."

"To disparage the dictate of reason is the height of absurdity."

"The contemplation of truth is more exalted than the knowledge of truths."

"The existence of God can be proven by the fact that the world continues."

"The universe is governed by order and reason."

"The contemplative life is superior to the active life in itself."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"To live is to think."

"Pain is but the price we pay for consciousness."

"The mind is not naturally constrained by iron chains, but by false beliefs."

"The starting point of philosophy is the recognition that we are enslaved by false judgments."

"Your body is a temporary vessel; your character is eternal."

"Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by the judgments they form of those things."

"The goal of philosophy is not to accumulate information, but to transform the soul."

"Your greatest enemy is not external; it is your own false opinions."

"Physics must not contradict the myths, but agree with them."

"Empty is the argument of the philosopher by which no human suffering is therapeutically treated."

"Weaned from the useless philosophies, let reason be our only guide; for happiness does not consist in much knowledge."

"Philosophy, therefore, should be cultivated solely for its power to quiet the mind and to procure a peaceful life."

"The greatest evil is physical pain."

"Human society abhors equality."

"Sin is not a stain, but a wound."

"Evil is the absence of good, as darkness is the absence of light."

"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."

"Meditate often on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of all things in the universe."