Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Those who cannot face themselves cannot face the world."
Severus Snape
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"The mind is a powerful instrument, capable of both great and terrible things."
Albus Dumbledore
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"Philosophy teaches us to question everything."
Albus Dumbledore
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"The heart knows truths the mind has yet to learn."
Albus Dumbledore
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"Arrogance leads to one's downfall."
Severus Snape
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"Sentiment has no place in matters of importance."
Severus Snape
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"Admiration for the wrong people leads to ruin."
Severus Snape
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"One must learn to think before one acts."
Severus Snape
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"Do not mistake severity for cruelty, Potter."
Severus Snape
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"Sentiment clouds judgment."
Severus Snape
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"Philosophy helps us understand our place."
Ron Weasley
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"Philosophy trains the mind to think beyond the obvious."
Albus Dumbledore
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"Philosophy questions all, asserts nothing as final truth."
Albus Dumbledore
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are."
Severus Snape
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"Your destiny is not what you make of it, but what is made of you."
Severus Snape
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"That's the problem with grown-ups—they never believe kids."
Ron Weasley
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"To understand others, one must first understand oneself."
Albus Dumbledore
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"To understand magic, one must first understand the nature of existence itself."
Albus Dumbledore
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"Some questions don't have easy answers."
Hermione Granger
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
Hermione Granger
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"The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can't do."
Barbossa
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"Every person has darkness inside them, but that doesn't make them evil."
Harry Potter
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"Me? I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you want to watch out for."
Barbossa
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"Aye, that's the problem. We've always got the problem of one sort or another."
Barbossa
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"We take what we need and leave the rest for the ants."
Barbossa
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"The universe has a sense of humor, mate."
Barbossa
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"Every man has his price, mate."
Barbossa
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"A man's character is revealed in his choices."
Barbossa
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"Everyone has darkness inside them, even the brightest people."
Harry Potter
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"Philosophy begins with asking 'why?'"
Elizabeth Swann