Philosophy Quotes

"A civilized nation seeks rehabilitation, not merely retribution."

"The cultivation of reason leads to the cultivation of justice."

"The mind is not extended; it has no parts, no magnitude, no divisibility."

"All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth have not any subsistence without a mind."

"The existence of things consists in being perceived by the mind."

"The proper study of mankind is how perception creates reality."

"The mind that doubts everything proves its own existence through doubt."

"The study of philosophy is not an escape from life, but a deeper engagement with it."

"In the economy of nations, as in the economy of the soul, balance is everything."

"We are not consciously aware of the rules we follow; we discover them by observing our own behavior."

"Civilization depends upon such complex coordination that no single mind can grasp its entirety."

"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire and the method to pass it on."

"The evolution of a complex system cannot be directed by any single intelligence."

"The virtues of capitalism are not moral in the sense of Christian charity, but pragmatic in their effects."

"What appears spontaneous and unplanned is often the most carefully organized system of all."

"What makes a society truly stable is not the happiness of its citizens but the legitimacy of its rules."

"We are nothing but the product of our organization."

"The soul is but a word without a referent."

"Materialism is the only rational philosophy."

"The mechanical nature of man should humble our pride."

"We deceive ourselves when we imagine we possess free will."

"We are slaves to our organization and temperament."

"The diversity of human temperament explains moral differences."

"The mind without the body is an absurdity."

"Society corrupts the natural goodness of the body's desires."

"The mechanical philosophy explains human behavior better than theology."

"The soul's immortality cannot survive rational examination."

"Our desires define our reality, not abstract principles."

"Sensibility, not reason alone, governs human conduct."

"Morality flows from the organization of matter, not from heaven."