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
"Philosophy begins when you question everything"Charlie Gordon
"People are fundamentally good, but systems corrupt them."Erika Berger
"The word 'mine' is the beginning of all misery"Shevek
"We are all strangers in the land of possession"Shevek
"Greed is the root of all separation"Shevek
"There's something deeply broken about me"Amy Dunne
"The problems of the world are the problems of individuals."Mikael Blomkvist
"Life, loathing and the universe—in no particular order."Marvin the Paranoid Android
"One always, in the end, comes back to the same question: why?"Zarniwoop
"I have always believed in the saying that evil is a human creation."Armstrong
"The mind is capable of great deception."Armstrong
"I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule."Sherlock Holmes
"I deduce, therefore I exist."Sherlock Holmes
"One cannot lose what one does not own"Shevek
"You cannot own the world; you can only be part of it"Shevek
"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
"The problem with people is that they're only human"Mikael Blomkvist
"The human spirit seeks meaning always."Robert Langdon
"The greatest mysteries lie within ourselves."Robert Langdon
"We live by taking, and we live by giving"Shevek
"The greatest discovery was not becoming intelligent, but understanding why that mattered so little."Charlie Gordon
"To a great mind, nothing is little."Sherlock Holmes
"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues."Sherlock Holmes
"The journey matters more than arrival"Shevek
"The mind is everything."Hannibal Lecter
"Ambition is the poison of the soul"Takver
"The human mind is capable of believing what it wishes to believe."Robert Langdon
"We are defined not by our secrets, but by how we face the truth."Sophie Neveu
"The sacred lies hidden in the profane for those who know where to look."Robert Langdon