Philosophy Quotes

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

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"There is neither beginning nor end to the Self."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"Your true nature is pure consciousness."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"The Self is unborn, eternal, and unchanging."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"You are not the doer; you are the witness."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"Your thoughts create your reality."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"The Self is beyond time and space."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"The Self illuminates the world."
Sri Ramana Maharshi
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"To reform society, one must first reform the hearts of its people."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"The wisdom of tradition must be tempered by the courage of progress."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"The cultivation of virtue is a lifelong journey, not a destination to be reached."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"A person who thinks only of themselves has already begun to lose themselves."
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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"Idolatry of any kind—whether of stone or of tradition—diminishes human dignity."
Rammohan Roy
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"Every person possesses reason; not all choose to use it."
Rammohan Roy
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"The foundation of all virtue is the freedom to think."
Rammohan Roy
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"The conscience is the parliament of the soul; let it speak freely."
Rammohan Roy
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"The equality of humans is not an invention; it is a discovery."
Rammohan Roy
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"The moment you have in your mind the idea that these things are separate, you will inevitably express some behavior that creates disorder."
J. Krishnamurti
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"When you understand that nothing is in your control, you are free."
J. Krishnamurti
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"When there is no division between the observer and the observed, there is freedom."
J. Krishnamurti
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"To understand another, you must understand yourself first."
J. Krishnamurti
"The ego is the wall between you and God."
Neem Karoli Baba
"The soul has no age. It is eternal."
Neem Karoli Baba
"The body ages, but the spirit is forever young."
Neem Karoli Baba
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"I am not the body, I am not even the mind. I am the eternal self."
Sai Baba
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"The greatest journey is the one inward."
Sai Baba
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"Philosophy is the art of living consciously."
Osho (Rajneesh)
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom expressed through living."
Osho (Rajneesh)
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"Tradition has value only when it serves human dignity and welfare."
Rammohan Roy
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"The ancient wisdom of our ancestors must be reconciled with modern knowledge."
Rammohan Roy
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"We must distinguish between what is culturally ours and what is universally human."
Rammohan Roy