Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Custom is the law that mortals mistake for divine command."Xenophanes
"The mind is more than the body."Aristophanes
"Leisure is the father of philosophy."Aristophanes
"The unexamined life is not worth living."Aristophanes
"Philosophy is the art of living well."Aristophanes
"The gods envy us our youth, though they would never admit it."Sappho
"Some say what is most beautiful is cavalry, some infantry, some sailors—but it is whatever you desire."Sappho
"That man is foolish who believes he can command the heart to feel or not feel."Sappho
"The greatest thing is mind, which orders all things and pervades all things."Anaxagoras
"All things contain something of everything else."Anaxagoras
"Mind alone is infinite and eternal, all else is finite."Anaxagoras
"The mind that orders the cosmos must transcend all limitation."Anaxagoras
"All motion in the universe stems from mind and its purposes."Anaxagoras
"The cosmos itself is a work of supreme intelligence."Anaxagoras
"The mind's work is to bring order from the chaos of sensation."Anaxagoras
"The mind that orders all things stands apart from all things."Anaxagoras
"In the mixture of all things, unity is hidden."Anaxagoras
"Mind is not bound by the limits of space or time."Anaxagoras
"The mind that comprehends all things is itself incomprehensible."Anaxagoras
"The mind of the universe is infinitely superior to human minds."Anaxagoras
"The universe is a song sung by an eternal intelligence."Anaxagoras
"The mind orders the world, but the mind itself remains mysterious."Anaxagoras
"The mind that perceives order creates order."Anaxagoras
"In the smallest moment lies eternity; in the smallest space, infinity."Anaxagoras
"What we call reality is the interaction of infinite possibilities."Anaxagoras
"The mind alone can bridge the gap between the finite and infinite."Anaxagoras
"The universe is ordered by a principle that transcends human comprehension."Anaxagoras
"The boundless is the primary principle of all things; from it all things arise and to it all return."Anaximander
"The world is not created by any God, but evolves according to natural law."Anaximander
"In the vastness of the boundless, humanity is both insignificant and essential."Anaximander