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