Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Philosophy begins with wonder and ends with understanding."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"Philosophy is the pursuit of questions more than answers."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"Philosophy begins with questioning what we believe to be true."
Graça Machel
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"Philosophy questions everything to understand anything."
Graça Machel
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"I believe in the inherent dignity of every human being."
Sirleaf Johnson
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"Philosophy helps us understand why we exist."
Sirleaf Johnson
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"Philosophy without action is empty contemplation."
Sirleaf Johnson
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"Philosophy questions; science answers; wisdom integrates both."
Sirleaf Johnson
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"Development is for man, not man for development."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"Philosophy teaches us how to think, not what to think."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"We must find balance between individual needs and collective good."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Philosophy teaches us how to live with uncertainty."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Philosophy seeks truth through reason."
Joe Modise
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"Philosophy questions; wisdom understands."
Joe Modise
"Sustainable development requires that we think beyond ourselves."
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
"We are all connected. What affects one affects all."
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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"The true measure of a nation is not its wealth but the welfare of its people."
Thomas Sankara
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"Philosophy divorced from action is merely pleasant conversation."
Thomas Sankara
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"The measure of a nation is how it treats its most vulnerable"
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Philosophy teaches us that the examined life is the only life worth living."
Graça Machel
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"Philosophy is the practice of questioning everything, including our questions."
Graça Machel
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"Development that does not include the development of human spirit is not true development."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"We should measure progress not by how much we produce but by how well we live."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"We are all travelers in this life; none of us knows the destination, but we can choose the journey."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"We inherit not just land and buildings, but responsibilities."
Joyce Banda
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"Philosophy teaches us to question, not to accept blindly."
Joyce Banda
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"I believe in the inherent dignity of every human being, without exception."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Every person has the capacity for both great good and terrible harm."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Philosophy teaches us to question, not to provide final answers."
Joe Modise