Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions, not providing easy answers."
Abraham Kuhn
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"Philosophy begins with wonder and ends with wisdom."
Abraham Kuhn
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"The wisdom of the ancients remains eternally relevant to those who seek it."
August Belmont Jr.
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"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions, not providing easy answers."
Philip Morris
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"Philosophy is the art of being truly human."
Otto Kahn
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"To understand the world, one must first understand oneself."
Otto Kahn
"Philosophy begins where certainty ends and questions begin."
Solomon Loeb
"The philosopher and the merchant, when wise, speak the same language."
Solomon Loeb
"Philosophy is the effort to make sense of what cannot be fully explained."
Solomon Loeb
"The philosopher questions everything; the wise person questions only what matters."
Solomon Loeb
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"The power of philosophy lies in its questions, not its answers."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Philosophy begins with wonder and ends with more wonder."
Julius Rosenthal
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"The greatest discovery is understanding oneself."
Abraham Kuhn
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"Every person is a universe unexplored."
Abraham Kuhn
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"I believe in the power of philosophy to guide moral choices."
James B. Duke
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"To understand human nature is to understand the true source of all wealth."
Jacob Schiff
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"A society that forgets its principles is a society in decline."
Jacob Schiff
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"Every choice is a reflection of our values; choose wisely."
Jacob Schiff
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"Progress without principle is merely accelerated decline."
Jacob Schiff
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"A man's life is what his thoughts make of it."
George M. Pullman
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"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
George M. Pullman
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"We become what we think about."
George M. Pullman
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"The mind that never questions is already imprisoned."
Philip Morris
"Philosophy without action is merely elegant entertainment."
Solomon Loeb
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"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."
William H. McCallum
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"The unexamined life is not worth living."
William H. McCallum
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"Philosophy questions everything to find truth."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Philosophy seeks understanding of existence."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Philosophy begins when we stop accepting answers and start asking better questions."
Philip Morris
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"Philosophy begins with a single question asked with genuine curiosity."
Julius Rosenthal