Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Convention is the enemy of authentic expression."Eça de Queirós
"The soul requires nourishment that material wealth cannot provide."Eça de Queirós
"We are bound by the language we speak."Saramago
"Philosophy begins when we dare to question everything."Saramago
"Philosophy asks questions that life must answer."Saramago
"Philosophy is the pursuit of truth and wisdom."Luís de Camões
"Philosophy questions what we take for granted."Luís de Camões
"In the heart of every cynic lies a disappointed idealist."Camilo Castelo Branco
"The philosophy of despair is the luxury of those who have never fought for anything."Camilo Castelo Branco
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions, even when answers elude us."Camilo Castelo Branco
"A sociedade é um espelho onde cada um vê refletida a sua própria imagem."Ramalho Ortigão
"O coração humano é mais complexo que qualquer ciência."Ramalho Ortigão
"We spend our whole lives trying to understand what it means to be human."Saramago
"We create meaning in a meaningless universe through our actions."Saramago
"We are the sum of our contradictions."Saramago
"The search for meaning is the only meaningful pursuit."Saramago
"To understand humanity, one must first understand the human heart."Luís de Camões
"The mind is a kingdom unto itself, capable of creating both paradise and torment."Torquato Tasso
"The philosopher seeks truth; the fool seeks comfort in illusion."Torquato Tasso
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions, not finding easy answers."Almeida Garrett
"Philosophy teaches us to question; dogma teaches us not to think."Almeida Garrett
"Civilization is merely a thin veneer over our primitive nature."Eça de Queirós
"Philosophy is the art of asking wrong questions precisely."Eça de Queirós
"In the pages of history lie the answers to our present questions."Alexandre Herculano
"The philosopher questions everything, but acts with conviction."Alexandre Herculano
"I am not I; I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see."Fernando Pessoa
"We are all actors, but only some of us know it."Fernando Pessoa
"All the world's a stage, and all the people merely players."Fernando Pessoa
"I feel a strange nostalgia for a past I've never known."Fernando Pessoa
"The soul is a foreign country."Fernando Pessoa