Philosophy Quotes

"The useless tree was spared because it was useless."

"All problems are illusions of the human mind."

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"What is past my control is not my concern."

"That which you cannot control cannot control you."

"I judge myself with more severity than the law judges criminals."

"The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao."

"When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and evil appear."

"Your body is the universe in miniature."

"When nothing is done, nothing remains undone. The world is ruled by letting things take their course."

"Returning is the motion of the Tao."

"All things have their completion in themselves."

"Every person is a god wearing a human costume."

"All philosophy begins with understanding what is in your control."

"Your flesh belongs to the universe; your will belongs only to you."

"You will be able to do justice to Minerva when you have learned from Epictetus."

"You are a little piece of soul carrying around a corpse."

"In all things, ask yourself: is this within my control?"

"What is the nature of any good? It is virtue. What is the nature of any evil? It is vice."

"If you wish to be a philosopher, you must relinquish the love of comfort."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort."

"It is not the fault of heaven that things are thus; it is our own doing."

"The superior man blames himself; the inferior man blames others."

"The philosophy that does not improve the human condition is empty."

"The mind is the measure of all things"

"The young are prone to every error; the old to every vice"

"Virtue is knowledge, and vice is ignorance"

"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts"

"Every action has a reaction; every cause an effect"