Philosophy Quotes

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

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"I believe that mathematical truth is a reflection of a deeper cosmic order."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"The mind is everything; what we think we become."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Philosophy teaches us how to live, not merely to exist."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Man cannot think freely while enslaved by prejudice."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"To know oneself is the beginning of all philosophy."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"The greatest discovery is that man can live without gods."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"The soul yearns for what the mind denies."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality."
Catherine de Medici
"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Catherine de Medici
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"The human spirit yearns for beauty and truth."
Isabella d'Este
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"The supreme being has not inscribed his laws on the pages of books, but on the heart of man."
Jean d'Alembert
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"To live is to think and feel; to think is to know yourself."
Jean d'Alembert
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"The examined life is the life worth living."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom, not the possession of it."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Man is a mortal god."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Philosophy illuminates the path of life."
Marsilio Ficino
"Language shapes thought as much as thought shapes language; they are inseparable companions."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"What we call memory is nothing but the revival of sensations in a new form."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The capacity for wonder is the beginning of all philosophy."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Consciousness emerges from the interplay of sensation and reflection."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Language is the mirror in which the human mind sees itself reflected."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Sensation is the raw material from which all understanding is constructed."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The limits of my language are the limits of my world."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Reflection upon our experiences is what elevates us above mere animal existence."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The capacity to reason is the spark of the divine within us."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Emotion and reason are not enemies; they are partners in understanding."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"To communicate clearly is to think clearly; confused speech reflects confused thought."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The human condition is defined by our capacity to reflect upon our own existence."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Every individual is a microcosm of the larger universe of human understanding."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac