Philosophy Quotes

"Passion without principle is madness; principle without passion is emptiness."

"Compassion without conviction is sentimentality; conviction without compassion is tyranny."

"The sword is not the instrument of a free people; wisdom is."

"A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake."

"A society that values only wealth will eventually find itself impoverished in spirit."

"I have always held that the true revolutionary is one who appeals to reason rather than to force."

"To live without principle is to live without purpose."

"Philosophers are the salt of the earth."

"Philosophy is common sense in a dress suit."

"Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, differed in different men."

"Fanaticism is a composing thing. It relieves us of the weight of so many bad opinions at once."

"There is an error in every virtue."

"The religion of Jesus Christ, and the religion of philosophy, are the two religions of the earth."

"I believe in the progress of mankind through reason, not force."

"A nation's true wealth is measured not in currency, but in the wisdom of its people."

"A man who lives for himself alone has lived a life of poverty."

"The consequences of our actions echo through eternity, long after we have departed this world."

"To understand the depths of human nature, one must first confront the darkness within oneself."

"To understand evil, one need only examine the justifications we create for our transgressions."

"The echoes of our decisions reverberate through generations we shall never meet."

"To live without consequences is to live without meaning."

"The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion."

"To argue with a man who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead."

"The proper study of mankind is man."

"The great object of my life has been to observe the link between duty and interest."

"Whether this preamble be prefixed to your laws or not, I declare to you it is the law of nature and of God."

"The voice of conscience grows quieter only if we refuse to listen to it."

"I have lived long enough to know that the quiet revolutions of conscience matter more than loud revolutions of arms."

"The power of an idea lies not in its eloquence but in its truth and the conviction of those who hold it."

"The laws of nature and of nature's God are immutable and eternal."