Philosophy Quotes

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

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"We all have our roles to play."
Sam Tarly
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"I'm learning to accept what I cannot change."
Sam Tarly
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"Every choice shapes who we become."
Sam Tarly
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"Life is fleeting. Death is eternal."
The Night King
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"I am neither angel nor demon—I am what the world needs me to be."
Melisandre
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"The weak perish so that the strong may inherit the world."
Melisandre
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"What is one life compared to the salvation of the world?"
Melisandre
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"Those who serve themselves are slaves to their appetites."
Melisandre
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"I am not cruel; I am merely unbound by the petty morality of the weak."
Melisandre
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"A man must know himself before he can lead others."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"I don't know much about philosophy, but I know about surviving and thriving."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, and I question most things."
Oberyn Martell
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"Philosophy is a luxury of the idle."
Lannister
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"A philosophy untested by life is merely words."
Davos Seaworth
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"Philosophy without practice is empty."
Davos Seaworth
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"Philosophy is the luxury of those with nothing to lose."
Ramsay Bolton
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"Philosophy asks 'why'. I only ask 'how'."
Ramsay Bolton
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"To see all is to understand none."
Bran Stark
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"I bring darkness not from malice, but from necessity."
The Night King
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"I am the white walker between worlds, neither here nor there."
The Night King
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"You call me monster; I call you temporary."
The Night King
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"You defend what is temporary; I represent what is eternal."
The Night King
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"The living seek meaning in a meaningless void."
The Night King
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"Philosophy is a waste of superior intellect."
Dalek
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"Philosophy crumbles before our might."
Dalek
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"Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin."
Lannister
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"Every man has his price."
Lannister
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"The weak do not deserve sympathy, only defeat."
Stannis Baratheon
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"A kingdom ruled by weakness is a kingdom doomed."
Stannis Baratheon
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"A weak king brings ruin; a strong king brings order."
Stannis Baratheon