Philosophy Quotes

"That which has magnitude cannot be one, and that which is one cannot have magnitude."

"The hand that writes philosophy must first understand the impossibility of writing it."

"The paradox is not in nature, but in our understanding of it."

"Reality is one, eternal, and immobile—the world of change is mere appearance."

"Being and non-being cannot both exist, yet both must be conceived."

"What exists cannot have parts, for the parts would be separate beings."

"Space without end is space without boundary; therefore, space without limit is nothing."

"All multiplicity reduces to unity when examined with sufficient rigor."

"Being that is divided is no longer being; thus, true being is indivisible."

"What is not cannot be thought, yet we think it constantly."

"The infinite exists nowhere, because nowhere is infinite."

"The paradox is eternal, for it reflects the eternal nature of being itself."

"Being cannot come from non-being, nor can it return to it."

"What is common to all multiplicity is the impossibility of its existence."

"The divisibility of space into infinite parts renders motion mathematically impossible."

"To accept multiplicity is to accept that something both is and is not—contradiction."

"If things are many, they must be both finite and infinite—an absurdity."

"To move is to be in transition; to be in transition is to be between being and non-being."

"All things participate in being; being is one; therefore, all things are one."

"The paradoxes are not errors in reasoning, but revelations of reality's true nature."

"To find yourself, think for yourself."

"An unexamined life is not worth living."

"To find therapy in logical discussion is the greatest privilege of the philosopher."

"Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?"

"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"Wonder is the beginning of all philosophy."

"The question 'Who am I?' is not answered by compiling a resume."

"Those who say all things happen by necessity cannot criticize anyone who denies necessity."

"Philosophy is the pursuit of truth through reason and contemplation."

"Philosophy teaches us how to live, not merely exist."