Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"Every human is a universe within themselves."
Fernando Pessoa
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"I am a stranger to myself."
Fernando Pessoa
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"Every man is several men."
Fernando Pessoa
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"To be is to dream."
Fernando Pessoa
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"I am what I am not."
Fernando Pessoa
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"Being is the most secret thing."
Fernando Pessoa
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"I am everything that I am not."
Fernando Pessoa
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"The soul is the true home of humanity."
Fernando Pessoa
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"I dream therefore I am."
Fernando Pessoa
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"The only reality is the soul."
Fernando Pessoa
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"I am my own contradiction."
Fernando Pessoa
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"The world is a stage where everyone plays a role, but few understand the script."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Philosophy is the art of asking questions no one should answer."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Philosophy teaches us to accept what we cannot change."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"The self is an illusion."
John Banville
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"Philosophy seeks truth."
John Banville
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"The human condition is universal."
John Banville
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"Philosophy begins with questions."
John Banville
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"The world is a theater where everyone plays a role, but few understand the script."
Eça de Queirós
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"We live in the past while pretending to inhabit the present."
Eça de Queirós
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"I believe that the world is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."
Saramago
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"In every human being, there exists a capacity for both cruelty and compassion."
Saramago
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"The most profound truths are often hidden in plain sight."
Saramago
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"What we call madness is often just an excess of clarity in an unclear world."
Saramago
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"We are all exiles from some country we never knew existed."
Saramago
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"Every person contains multitudes; we are never just one thing."
Saramago
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"Philosophy is the art of questioning what we think we know."
Luís de Camões
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"Philosophy teaches us to question even our most cherished beliefs."
Luís de Camões
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"Modern life demands that we become philosophers of our own existence, constantly questioning our purpose."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"The Portuguese character is defined not by what we accomplish, but by how we endure."
José María de Eça de Queirós