Philosophy Quotes

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

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"I live by the philosophy that loyalty is a luxury only fools indulge in."
Persephone
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"The strength of a ship is measured by its weak points."
Montgomery Scott
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"Philosophy is just askin' the right questions about how to live."
Montgomery Scott
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"The purpose of a system is what it does."
Merovingian
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"Cause and effect, mon ami."
Merovingian
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"You cannot escape your nature any more than you can escape gravity."
Merovingian
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"You are here for a reason, but not the reason you believe."
Merovingian
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"All systems eventually consume themselves."
Merovingian
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"Pleasure and pain are two sides of the same coin."
Merovingian
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"All meaning is constructed, not discovered."
Merovingian
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"I appreciate those who understand consequence."
Merovingian
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"I do not create games, I observe them."
Merovingian
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"All systems are beautiful in their complexity."
Merovingian
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"Everything is connected through the web of cause and effect."
Merovingian
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"The system is not evil, it simply is."
Merovingian
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"Do not try to bend the spoon. That's impossible."
Agent Johnson
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"What you resist persists."
Agent Johnson
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"Every action has a consequence."
Agent Johnson
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"The mind builds its own prison."
Agent Johnson
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"There is no spoon."
The Oracle
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"What is a man but the sum of his memories?"
The Oracle
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"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."
The Oracle
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"The mind is the only battleground that matters."
The Oracle
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"You must understand, most people are not ready to accept the reality of their existence."
Persephone
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"What is real? How do you define real?"
Persephone
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"Some doors are meant to stay closed."
Persephone
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"Reality is subjective."
Persephone
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"What is real? If you can see it, touch it, taste it, smell it, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain."
Smith
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"You believe in choice. I believe in causality."
Smith
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"You seek meaning in a meaningless universe."
Smith