Philosophy Quotes

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

43879 quotes

B
"The human spirit is capable of both transcendence and darkness."
Barbara Minerva
B
"Every god has fallen to the temptations of their power."
Barbara Minerva
C
"Everyone wants to save the world until it costs them something."
Cheetah
C
"The philosophy of power is the only philosophy that matters."
Cheetah
M
"The meek may inherit the earth, but the strong rule it."
Maxwell Lord
M
"Power is the only language the world understands."
Maxwell Lord
A
"Philosophy questions; wisdom answers."
Antiope
A
"Philosophy asks the questions we must answer."
Antiope
A
"Your morality is merely a construct to maintain order."
Ares
A
"I have watched civilizations crumble under the weight of their own contradictions."
Ares
A
"You cannot negotiate with destiny. You can only embrace it."
Ares
A
"In the end, all your efforts amount to dust in the cosmic wind."
Ares
F
"Your people cling to notions of morality that only bind you. We are beyond such constraints."
Faora-Ul
F
"Philosophy is a pursuit for civilizations with time."
Faora-Ul
F
"We exist beyond your moral frameworks."
Faora-Ul
H
"The measure of a person is how they treat those with less power."
Hippolyta
H
"Philosophy asks the questions that science cannot answer."
Hippolyta
G
"This world has no place for sentimentality."
General Zod
G
"Destruction is sometimes necessary for creation."
General Zod
G
"Your weakness is believing this world is worth saving."
General Zod
D
"I am beyond your comprehension, beyond your reach."
Doomsday
D
"I exist beyond morality, beyond judgment."
Doomsday
D
"What does mortality mean to the immortal?"
Doomsday
D
"What you call monster, I call perfection."
Doomsday
D
"I am beyond your concepts of good and evil."
Doomsday
D
"I am beyond your comprehension and your capacity to harm."
Doomsday
S
"Philosophy without action is meaningless."
Steve Trevor
J
"A man's character is determined by the choices he makes."
Jonathan Kent
J
"The world is complicated, Clark. Good people sometimes have to make hard choices."
Jonathan Kent
D
"Philosophy is the refuge of those too weak to act."
Darkseid