Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Evil comes from without; it is contracted and not generated within."
Sherlock Holmes
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"Philosophy begins when you question everything"
Charlie Gordon
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"People are fundamentally good, but systems corrupt them."
Erika Berger
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"The word 'mine' is the beginning of all misery"
Shevek
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"We are all strangers in the land of possession"
Shevek
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"Greed is the root of all separation"
Shevek
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"There's something deeply broken about me"
Amy Dunne
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"The problems of the world are the problems of individuals."
Mikael Blomkvist
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"Life, loathing and the universe—in no particular order."
Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"One always, in the end, comes back to the same question: why?"
Zarniwoop
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"I have always believed in the saying that evil is a human creation."
Armstrong
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"The mind is capable of great deception."
Armstrong
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"I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule."
Sherlock Holmes
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"I deduce, therefore I exist."
Sherlock Holmes
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"One cannot lose what one does not own"
Shevek
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"You cannot own the world; you can only be part of it"
Shevek
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"I have lived a long life and I have seen much evil, but I do not believe that evil is inherent in mankind."
Justice Wargrave
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"The problem with people is that they're only human"
Mikael Blomkvist
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"The human spirit seeks meaning always."
Robert Langdon
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"The greatest mysteries lie within ourselves."
Robert Langdon
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"We live by taking, and we live by giving"
Shevek
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"The greatest discovery was not becoming intelligent, but understanding why that mattered so little."
Charlie Gordon
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"To a great mind, nothing is little."
Sherlock Holmes
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"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues."
Sherlock Holmes
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"The journey matters more than arrival"
Shevek
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"The mind is everything."
Hannibal Lecter
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"Ambition is the poison of the soul"
Takver
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"The human mind is capable of believing what it wishes to believe."
Robert Langdon
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"We are defined not by our secrets, but by how we face the truth."
Sophie Neveu
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"The sacred lies hidden in the profane for those who know where to look."
Robert Langdon