Philosophy Quotes

"The soul speaks in metaphors; the mind insists on facts."

"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."

"The philosopher who cannot laugh has lost half his wisdom."

"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."

"What is the first business of one who studies philosophy?"

"Eternity is in love with the creations of time."

"Existence precedes essence."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

"To understand the purpose of life, one must first understand the nature of time."

"The heart of a nation beats in its writers and philosophers, not its politicians."

"Every person carries within them untold stories; we mistake silence for emptiness."

"To inherit tradition without questioning it is to be a prisoner in a museum."

"The philosopher questions everything except his own need to question."

"It is impossible for a man to become thoroughly bad all at once."

"The proper study of mankind is human nature, and I have endeavored to master it."

"A man is as much a product of his circumstances as of his nature."

"We must accept human nature as we find it, without being naïve about it."

"Men want security and progress, but they cannot have both without sacrifice."

"Philosophy begins with the simple act of questioning what we accept."

"The mind that refuses to question is a mind in chains."

"The philosopher seeks not answers, but better questions."

"A filosofia é a arte de questionar a própria existência."

"A filosofia ensina a viver, não apenas a pensar."

"The greatest revolutions begin not with weapons, but with ideas."

"To understand others, we must first understand ourselves."

"We must learn to distinguish between what we want and what we truly need."

"A life without reflection is a life without direction."

"Society corrupts the purity of individual souls."

"The human condition is fundamentally tragic."