Philosophy Quotes

"In every man sleeps a prophet, and when he wakes he is weak."

"We are all metaphors of the places and people who shaped us."

"I believe in the power of personal mythology over universal truth."

"To be human is to suffer, but also to create meaning from that suffering."

"The eye is called the window of the soul."

"The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality ought to be."

"Hunger and love are the two fundamental forces of human behavior."

"To be everywhere at once is to be nowhere forever."

"An arch consists of two weaknesses which together make a strength."

"There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time is long gone."

"Darkness is to space what silence is to sound."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents."

"One does not accumulate but eliminate."

"The world doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?"

"Cruelty is not a moment. It is an eternal truth."

"We keep doing the same thing and expecting different results - that is insanity."

"We must balance progress with preservation of what makes us human."

"Philosophy is not abstract; it is how we choose to live."

"We must question authority, but we must also respect institutions."

"Philosophy teaches us how to live wisely."

"Philosophy questions everything to find truth."

"Philosophy helps us ask the right questions, even if it doesn't always provide answers."

"Progress requires both idealism and pragmatism working in concert."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and imprisonment."

"The struggle itself is the point, not the destination."

"I am always drawn to think about the far beyond."

"The test of moral progress is not what we achieve, but how we achieve it."

"Philosophy asks the questions science cannot answer."

"Man is the measure of all things, and God is the creator of man."