Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."Pliny the Younger
"The unexamined life is not worth living."Pliny the Younger
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."Pliny the Younger
"The mind is humanity's greatest weapon and greatest weakness."Diocletian
"The study of philosophy is the study of truth itself."Diocletian
"In every man lies the capacity for both good and evil."Diocletian
"True philosophy begins with the question: What is justice?"Constantine I
"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom, not the possession of it."Constantine I
"What is fame but a fleeting shadow?"Septimius Severus
"Philosophy teaches us to question all."Septimius Severus
"Destiny is written by our choices."Septimius Severus
"Philosophy is the science of questioning what others accept as truth."Pliny the Elder
"The power of an idea exceeds the power of any army."Cato the Younger
"A society that values comfort over principle sows the seeds of its own destruction."Cato the Younger
"The measure of civilization is how it treats those without power."Cato the Younger
"A society that abandons principle for convenience has already abandoned itself."Cato the Younger
"The state of a nation is the reflection of the state of its citizens' souls."Cato the Younger
"The language we use shapes the thoughts we think and the nation we build."Cato the Elder
"The pursuit of perfection often prevents the achievement of good."Diocletian
"To truly understand your enemy, you must first understand yourself."Diocletian
"In every man lies the capacity for both greatness and ruin."Diocletian
"The measure of a man is not his wealth, but his wisdom."Hadrian
"The greatest battles are fought within the mind."Hadrian
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."Hadrian
"The pursuit of perfection is the pursuit of an impossible dream."Septimius Severus
"The strongest empires are built on the weakest foundations."Septimius Severus
"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered."Antoninus Pius
"Life is neither good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil."Antoninus Pius
"Ask yourself at every moment: 'Is this necessary?'"Antoninus Pius
"Either there is fate, and we must accept it, or there is free will, and we must take responsibility."Antoninus Pius