Philosophy Quotes

"It's not a camel that blocks the path; it's our own mind"

"The world has a Soul, and whoever understands that Soul can understand the language of all things"

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"You have power over your mind not outside events."

"It is not things themselves that disturb people, but their judgments about those things."

"The universe is a single living organism, made of one substance and one soul."

"Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed; it is a quest for meaning."

"Man's search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life."

"If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering."

"The way your questions are phrased assumes that life is asking the questions and we are answering them."

"Only to the extent that someone fulfills a meaning does he also realize himself."

"Man's concern should not be the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning in his life at any given moment."

"By declaring that man's search for meaning is the primary motivation, we are also declaring responsibility to be man's most human characteristic."

"The capacity to choose one's attitude is what makes us truly human."

"Meaning is something each person must define for themselves."

"It is not for me to judge another man's life. I have enough difficulty in judging my own."

"When desire is no longer for him, when he is without desire, what then happens to him?"

"What is the self? Is it not always changing?"

"To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation"

"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things"

"All things are one in the universe"

"Your task is not to fight against the external world, but to discover your essence"

"All grown-ups were once children, although few of them remember it."

"Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Adler believed, but a quest for meaning"

"Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment"

"A man's main concern should not be the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of his own life at any given moment"

"Man's freedom is also his responsibility—to choose how to respond to his circumstances"

"The pursuit of power and pleasure cannot fulfill human existence as the pursuit of meaning can"

"Our responsibility extends to making the most meaningful choices we can at each moment"

"It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is how to love your enemy."