Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"All paths lead to the same mountaintop. Only the routes are different."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The Divine Mother manifests Herself in infinite forms and ways."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The Divine Mother plays in all forms and in all beings."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The human heart is like a beast, restrained only by the law of God."Martin Luther
"Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed."Martin Luther
"What harm could it do if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good and for the Christian church?"Martin Luther
"The heart of man is the place where God begins His good work."Martin Luther
"Man can be, and that is the basis of all ethics and all religion."Swami Vivekananda
"Why should I seek? I am the same as He. His essence speaks through me."Swami Vivekananda
"The greatest religion is to do good and to be good."Swami Vivekananda
"The greatest religion is universal love and service to humanity."Swami Vivekananda
"The greatest truths are lived more than spoken about."Swami Vivekananda
"The body is a temporary vessel. The soul is eternal."Guru Nanak
"In the beginning, there was darkness. Darkness upon darkness. Without the Word, there was no creation."Guru Nanak
"Attachment to worldly things is the root of suffering."Guru Nanak
"Birth and death are but two points on the circle of life."Guru Nanak
"Attachment blinds the eye of wisdom."Guru Nanak
"The Divine is both near and far, both within and without."Guru Nanak
"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."Abraham
"As a man thinks, so he becomes. This is the eternal law."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The infinite is expressing itself in the finite. The finite is the manifestation of the infinite."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The world is real, but it is not ultimate reality."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"Dreams of worldly pleasure are like the dreams of a sleeping man."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The river of consciousness flows eternally."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"Life is a game played by God with himself."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"All suffering comes from identification with the body and mind."Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The human spirit yearns for meaning beyond material possessions."Martin Luther
"The contemplative life and the active life both serve necessary human needs."Martin Luther
"Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols."John Calvin
"Pride is the pest of all virtues."John Calvin