Philosophy Quotes

"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."

"If living is so dear, and dying is so cheap, why do we live and not die?"

"The only function of ego is to make you feel separate from everyone else."

"What we think, we become."

"I've been observing the human condition for decades, and I can tell you it hasn't improved much."

"Philosophy is just common sense dressed up in fancy language."

"We are all hypocrites; the only question is degree."

"If you want to understand human nature, just watch politics."

"The formula for water is H2O. Is there a formula for me?"

"I always wondered if the reward for a life of virtue was that you got to be virtuous."

"Reality is just a collective agreement about the rules of the game we're playing."

"Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination."

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."

"The world's a stage, but I've come to believe the audience is probably fiction."

"Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite."

"Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it."

"The human race has improved everything, except the human race"

"Sometimes the most profound thing you can do is be silly."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level."

"Things are in the saddle, and ride mankind."

"The alleged reason we're here is to help others. But I sometimes think we're really here just to consume bandwidth."

"Idealism is wonderful. It's also broke."

"The only reason we're conscious is because we have to be."

"The world is divided into two classes: those who believe the world is divided into two classes, and those who are smart enough not to."

"I like to think of myself as a realist, but others would probably call me a pessimist with research."

"When you're young, you want to change the world. When you're old, you're just glad you survived it."

"People are funny. They're always ready to believe the worst about someone."

"The human race is progressing - slowly, painfully, and against its will."

"We're not living in a world of choices; we're living in a world of consequences."