Philosophy Quotes

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

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"The beauty of a life well-examined is that it leads to lives better-lived."
Christine de Pizan
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"In the study of philosophy, women discover the ancient company of female thinkers."
Christine de Pizan
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"In each formula lies a story waiting to be understood."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"The geometric principles governing stone also govern the human heart."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"In the dialogue between theory and practice, wisdom is born."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"The mind that doubts may suffer, but the mind that never questions suffers more."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"To age wisely is to continue learning, questioning, and growing until the end."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"The measure of a person is not their wealth, but their character."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Life is a stage, and we are all actors; play your role with integrity."
Baltasar Gracián
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"The confident person doubts; the fool is certain."
Baltasar Gracián
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"The man of virtue needs no external reward; his actions are their own reward."
Baltasar Gracián
"A man's worth is not measured by his possessions but by the quality of his thinking."
Gerolamo Cardano
"The alchemist seeks to transmute base metal into gold; the philosopher seeks to transmute base thought into wisdom."
Gerolamo Cardano
"A man's thoughts are his most faithful companions; choose them as carefully as you would choose friends."
Gerolamo Cardano
"In the architecture of the soul, integrity is the cornerstone upon which all else must be built."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men is the vicissitude of sects and religions."
Francis Bacon
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"There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise."
Francis Bacon
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"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."
Francis Bacon
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"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."
Francis Bacon
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"The universe is a sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Philosophy asks the questions that science answers."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Philosophy is not merely abstract; it shapes how we live."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"My invention is merely a tool; it is mankind that must choose how to use it wisely."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"In arranging types, I arrange the future of mankind."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"I did not discover printing; I merely uncovered what was always meant to be."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"The press is the voice of humanity speaking to eternity."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"Philosophy is the pursuit of truth."
Raphael Sanzio
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"Philosophy questions everything."
Raphael Sanzio
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"The suspicion that we might be insignificant is hard to bear."
Giordano Bruno
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"We are forever changing and unchanging."
Giordano Bruno