Philosophy Quotes

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

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"I am but a servant of fate, moving pieces as destiny demands."
Varys
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"The blood of kings runs thinner than the blood of the common man."
Varys
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"What is virtue but the absence of temptation?"
Varys
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"The pieces move of their own accord, though none perceive the hand that moves them."
Varys
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"I have learned that all men are capable of both good and evil."
Varys
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"The realm does not care for the feelings of kings."
Varys
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"Philosophy is luxury for those with full bellies."
Gilly
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"Philosophy is thinking deeply about simple things."
Gilly
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"There's wisdom in the old stories if you know how to read them."
Sam Tarly
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"I believe that every life has worth and purpose."
Sam Tarly
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"The wheel will break, and from its splinters, only ice remains."
The Night King
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"Philosophy crumbles before absolute truth."
The Night King
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"All men must serve something greater than themselves."
Stannis Baratheon
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"Kings and queens come and go, but the mountains remain."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"The old ways are the best ways."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Philosophy is worthless without action."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Philosophy teaches us that knowledge itself is the greatest treasure."
Oberyn Martell
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"The world is cruel to the unprepared."
Mountain
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"The world does not reward the virtuous."
Lannister
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"To serve oneself is the highest calling."
Lannister
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"I have always chosen the path of necessity over morality."
Lannister
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"Philosophy means nothing to the truly desperate."
Gilly
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"The past haunts us regardless of how we try to escape."
Gilly
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"I've found philosophy in unexpected places."
Gilly
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"Men are predictable. Even the strongest among them."
Varys
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"One must always consider the consequences of one's actions seven moves ahead."
Varys
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"Every man has his price; one merely needs to discover what it is."
Varys
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"A man's legacy is determined not by his intentions, but by the consequences of his actions."
Varys
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"Philosophical questions are indulgences for those with time to spare."
Varys
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"The measure of a man is not in his words, but in the enemies he makes."
Varys