Philosophy Quotes

"The so-called 'point' of anything is determined by the observer."

"The so-called 'self' is really just a collection of momentary impressions."

"The so-called 'modern condition' is really just the human condition with electricity."

"The so-called 'problem' of meaning is really a problem of language."

"The so-called 'depths' of the soul are usually quite shallow."

"The so-called 'problem' of other minds is really a problem of empathy."

"The strange experience of the intellectual who looks at himself and wonders who is observing whom."

"We are the sum total of our actions."

"People want to know if the world will end in fire or ice. The answer is that it ends in indifference."

"The best philosophy is to accept what you cannot change."

"Morality is for the weak."

"I am not interested in truth as much as in probability."

"Everything is banal."

"The self is a complicated thing."

"Language is a weapon."

"The mind is its own place."

"Meaning is something we create."

"In seeking to understand others, we come to understand ourselves."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"People don't recognize the devil when he's wearing a pleasant expression."

"Mystery is a great embarrassment to the modern mind."

"The mystery we are looking for is not something invented by the mind but something to be discovered."

"There is no such thing as a decent heresy."

"People don't realize the depths that are in them."

"Evil is not a mistake; it is a choice."

"The mystery of existence is not solved by analysis."

"The human being is a mysterious creature with depths we cannot fathom."

"There is much that seems sensible that is not human."

"A single moment can contain multitudes of meaning."

"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."