Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"The unexamined life is not worth living."Alexandre Herculano
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."Alexandre Herculano
"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think."Alexandre Herculano
"I go seeking, and what I seek, I find, and then I do not know what it is that I have found."Petrarch
"The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream."Petrarch
"The desire to leave a legacy is admirable but can become sinful."Petrarch
"Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man."Petrarch
"A verdadeira civilização não se mede pelo número de cidades, mas pela qualidade dos seus cidadãos."Ramalho Ortigão
"A humildade é o sinal verdadeiro da grandeza."Ramalho Ortigão
"A consciência é a bússola moral do homem."Ramalho Ortigão
"A modéstia é a coroa do verdadeiro sábio."Ramalho Ortigão
"A consciência clara é repouso seguro da noite."Ramalho Ortigão
"A filosofia nos ensina a questionar o óbvio e procurar significado profundo."Camilo Castelo Branco
"A filosofia nos convida a pensar profundamente sobre as coisas que tomamos como certas."Camilo Castelo Branco
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions, even if answers elude us."Francesco Petrarca
"The greatest journey is the one inward, toward understanding oneself."Francesco Petrarca
"The soul yearns for what the body cannot provide."Francesco Petrarca
"The philosopher seeks truth; the poet reveals it."Torquato Tasso
"It is impossible for a man to become truly virtuous without understanding human nature."Niccolò Machiavelli
"A man who wishes to make a profession of goodness will meet inevitable ruin among so many who are not good."Niccolò Machiavelli
"The man who acts with virtue alone will be destroyed by those who act without it."Niccolò Machiavelli
"The man of honor is often a fool in a world that respects only success."Niccolò Machiavelli
"Memory is the treasury of the soul, yet often a burden."Torquato Tasso
"Philosophy is the art of questioning what others accept without thought."Torquato Tasso
"A filosofia é a busca pela verdade eterna."Almeida Garrett
"A filosofia questiona para compreender."Almeida Garrett
"In the ruins of empires lie the seeds of wisdom."Alexandre Herculano
"The strength of a civilization rests upon its willingness to question itself."Alexandre Herculano
"An examined life is the only life worth living."Alexandre Herculano
"In the theater of life, we are both audience and performer."Camilo Castelo Branco