Philosophy Quotes

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

43879 quotes

B
"In the end, we are all slaves to something. Choose your master wisely."
Bane
B
"A philosopher questions the world. A man of action reshapes it."
Bane
W
"The measure of a person is not their power, but their humanity."
Wonder Woman
W
"Our interconnectedness is our greatest strength."
Wonder Woman
W
"Philosophy without action is empty wisdom."
Wonder Woman
C
"Some people are meant to live in the dark."
Catwoman
C
"The world is what you make it."
Catwoman
B
"I represent natural order."
Bane
B
"I am the necessary darkness."
Bane
B
"I exist beyond morality."
Bane
T
"Philosophy is rhetoric with footnotes."
Two-Face
T
"Philosophy is asking expensive questions."
Two-Face
C
"Everyone has layers."
Catwoman
C
"You can't escape your past, only learn from it."
Catwoman
C
"You can't outrun your past, but you can own it."
Catwoman
C
"Control is an illusion."
Catwoman
B
"A man is the sum of his memories. If we take them away, he becomes something else."
Bruce Wayne
B
"Destiny is not the same as determination."
Bruce Wayne
B
"The darkness teaches you what light means."
Bruce Wayne
T
"Chance. Coincidence. These are the illusions of a world without order."
Two-Face
T
"Every choice splits you into two possibilities."
Two-Face
C
"Philosophy doesn't feed you. Action does."
Catwoman
C
"Philosophy without action is just talk."
Catwoman
B
"Sometimes it's only madness that makes us what we are."
Bruce Wayne
B
"Every system of belief has its breaking point."
Bruce Wayne
B
"A man who seeks power for its own sake is already lost."
Bruce Wayne
T
"Philosophy is asking unanswerable questions to avoid real ones."
Two-Face
T
"Philosophy makes us feel smart about our ignorance."
Two-Face
B
"As a man, I'm flesh and blood. I can be ignored, destroyed. But as a symbol, I can be incorruptible."
Batman
B
"To understand the criminal mind, you must think like one."
Batman