Philosophy Quotes

"All the Turks and Heathens are not the enemies of Christianity; the professing Christians that live contrary to it are."

"As to the Calvinistic question—I have no concern with it."

"One thought will serve to illustrate the whole spirit of Methodism."

"Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood."

"The eternal recurrence: would you wish to live your life exactly as you have lived it?"

"Every word is a prejudice."

"Every man should examine his own being to understand the foundation of his values."

"The spiritual world interpenetrates the natural world."

"Evil is the absence of good, like cold is the absence of heat."

"Man stands between the eternal and the temporal."

"To understand God, one must understand oneself."

"In unity lies the foundation of all existence."

"The universe speaks in the language of symbols."

"All things return to their source."

"All separation is illusion; all unity is reality."

"The soul's journey is one of eternal return."

"All beings are expressions of a single divine consciousness."

"To be fully human is to be fully divine."

"To understand the eternal, transcend the temporal."

"Philosophy that does not lead to virtue is philosophy that wastes the mind."

"Philosophy is not mere thinking; it is learning how to live well."

"The gift of doubt is that it keeps us seeking truth."

"The journey to truth is never complete; we are always becoming."

"Grief, like joy, is a gateway to understanding the depths of existence."

"To understand yourself is to understand the universe."

"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."

"The world is not a stage; it is a will to power."

"The best helps to religion are the writings of the Mystics."

"The distinguishing marks of a Methodist are not his opinions of any sort."

"Reason and religion should go hand in hand."