Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Superstition is the poison of the mind."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"We cannot think only of our own nation, but of mankind as a whole."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"A person is smart. People are dumb."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"We can only know what we perceive through our senses."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The mind develops through gradual stages."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The mind is shaped by what we observe."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Thought follows from careful perception."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Reason without sensation is merely abstract."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The senses connect us to the world."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The mind develops through stages of growth."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Understanding requires both sensation and reflection."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Language is the mirror of the mind."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"We know only what we experience."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Perception shapes our understanding of reality."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The mind is an instrument to be cultivated."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Reason emerges from sensory foundations."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The study of philosophy teaches us to question our assumptions and examine our beliefs."Jean Bodin
"To understand human nature is to understand the nature of the state itself."Jean Bodin
"The perfection of man lies in the harmony between reason and moral virtue."Moses Mendelssohn
"The path to enlightenment is paved with questions, not answers."Moses Mendelssohn
"Through mathematics, we touch the eternal and unchanging."Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"Men and women of science must possess both fierce intellect and humble heart."Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"In the legislation of nature, mathematics is the executive authority."Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"Perfection does not exist; you can always find something to complain about if you let yourself."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"Our true duty is not to discover new lands but to discover new eyes."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"The foundation of virtue is to hold oneself in true judgment."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"A man can be as wicked as he pleases if he only has resolution."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"A man is judged not by his intentions but by his actions."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"The foundation of all virtue is honesty."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"To categorize is to participate in creation itself."Carl Linnaeus