Philosophy Quotes

"The mind creates order where nature offers only chaos."

"Self-respect is the foundation of all moral action."

"The categorical imperative cannot be derived from experience."

"Evil arises not from the body but from the misuse of the will."

"The human being is the end of all things in creation."

"Respect for the moral law is the spring of all virtue."

"A maxim cannot be universalized if it contradicts itself."

"The moral law is written in the heart of every rational being."

"The limits of language are the limits of our world."

"Habit is second nature, but morality must be first."

"The good will is good in itself, regardless of consequences."

"In so far as the Mind understands all things as eternal, it has a certain eternal kind of existence."

"God is the efficient cause not only of the existence of things, but also of their essence."

"There is no absolute, or free will; but the mind is determined to wish this or that by a cause which is also determined by another cause, and this last by another cause, and so on to infinity."

"No attribute of a substance can be conceived from which it follows that the substance is finite."

"Human helplessness is so great that even the philosophers wonder whether we can actually do anything."

"We are determined by what lies outside us."

"The human mind is a part of the infinite intellect of God."

"Perfection is nothing but reality."

"The mind is the idea of the body."

"The diversity of nature is the mirror of the unity of God."

"We should aim at constructing principles that free and equal persons would agree to under fair conditions."

"The veil of ignorance helps us recognize our common humanity."

"Society's structure shapes what individuals can become and achieve."

"The right is prior to the good in a just conception of society."

"Natural talents and abilities are morally arbitrary and should benefit everyone."

"The social contract is not historical but normative, establishing legitimate authority."

"The separateness of persons is morally fundamental and cannot be overridden for social utility."

"What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational"

"Consciousness arises from the conflict between the self and the other"