Philosophy Quotes

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

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"We must carefully distinguish between the throne of God and the throne of Satan."
John Calvin
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"The wicked may prosper in this world, but their prosperity is short-lived."
John Calvin
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"Envy is blind and sees nothing but its own misery."
John Calvin
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"Let us not be lovers of the world or the things in the world."
John Calvin
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"The heart of man is the workshop where evil is forged."
John Calvin
"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he."
Moses
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"The greatest religion is to be true to this nature, and to do good to the world."
Swami Vivekananda
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"When you throw an apple into the water it sinks; but when you throw a stone it goes to the bottom. Everything seeks its level."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The greatest religion is to be true to this nature, the greatest law is to regard the world as one family."
Swami Vivekananda
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"This is the world within you; and the world that you see without is exactly like that within you."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Go to the root of things. Why do you exist? That is the question."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Individuality in its highest sense is the object, the highest purpose of human life. That is the message of each religion."
Swami Vivekananda
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"All motion is relative in this world of relativity. The very conception of motion depends on something being stationary."
Swami Vivekananda
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"A nation may be said to consist of its soil and its people, not of the form of its government."
Abraham
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"The world is a drama, staged in a dream of the Almighty."
Guru Nanak
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"Duality leads to doubt, and the mind becomes restless."
Guru Nanak
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"The color of truth is eternal and unchanging."
Guru Nanak
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"The mind is like water; clarity comes with stillness."
Guru Nanak
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"Predestination teaches us humility before God's sovereignty and infinite wisdom."
John Calvin
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"God's decree precedes all human choices, yet we remain responsible for our actions."
John Calvin
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"The elect are chosen by God's grace, not by their own merit or worthiness."
John Calvin
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"Ambition for earthly power and status is a form of spiritual blindness."
John Calvin
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"Even the most pious theologian is sometimes in doubt."
Martin Luther
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"Bad theology always leads to bad ethics."
Martin Luther
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"What is said of the infinite cannot be limited by the finite."
Zoroaster
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"Evil lies not in matter but in the will."
Zoroaster
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"Philosophy is the pursuit of ultimate truth."
Zoroaster
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"Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your understanding."
Saint Peter
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"Philosophy is not idle speculation; it is the serious business of understanding how to live."
Saint Peter
"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he."
Moses