Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Cultural practices must withstand the scrutiny of reason."
Rammohan Roy
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"Moral progress is inseparable from intellectual progress."
Rammohan Roy
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"Enlightenment comes through rigorous questioning."
Rammohan Roy
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"Wisdom lies in questioning what we have always accepted."
Rammohan Roy
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"Evolution is not merely a physical process but a spiritual unfoldment of consciousness toward the Divine."
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
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"The universe is conscious and purposeful; all apparent chaos serves a higher evolution."
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
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"The soul's journey is toward ever-greater consciousness, love, and service to humanity."
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
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"Tradition without reason is mere superstition."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"The collective good must sometimes take precedence over individual desire."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"The cultivation of virtue is the greatest investment."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"Thought can never be free; it is always old."
J. Krishnamurti
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"The moment you are aware that you are thinking, you have already ceased to think."
J. Krishnamurti
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"You see the world through your conditioning."
J. Krishnamurti
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"To transcend thought, you must observe it without judgment."
J. Krishnamurti
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"The observer and the observed are one."
J. Krishnamurti
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"Philosophy is not merely abstract thinking; it is the art of living."
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
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"Philosophy teaches us to question our assumptions."
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."
Sai Baba
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"Philosophy seeks truth above all."
Sai Baba
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"Philosophy is the art of living well through understanding deeply."
Keshab Chandra Sen
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"Philosophy teaches us not what to think, but how to think."
Keshab Chandra Sen
"All beings are one; separation is an illusion."
Neem Karoli Baba
"The greatest philosophy is lived, not merely spoken."
Neem Karoli Baba
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"The Divine is in all things, and all things are in the Divine. To recognize this is the beginning of true wisdom."
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
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"The mind is a servant; the spirit is the master. Know which is which."
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
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"A reformed society begins with reformed minds."
Rammohan Roy
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"Reason is the universal language that transcends all borders."
Rammohan Roy
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"Progress measured only in material terms is no progress at all."
Rammohan Roy
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"To accept inherited wisdom without question is to abdicate reason."
Rammohan Roy
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"Reason and emotion need not be enemies; together they guide wisdom."
Rammohan Roy