Philosophy Quotes

"The world continues despite our profound insignificance."

"Philosophy is the art of being wrong in sophisticated ways."

"Philosophy examines the nature of existence."

"Philosophy questions everything."

"Existence is not only meager, paltry, and happy, but also atrocious, horrible, and deplorable."

"To die for an idea is to place a pretty high price upon conjecture."

"The great facts of the world are not its wars, nor its achievements of mechanical power, but its thought."

"One's native land: one thinks of it as a unit, a fixed quantity; but when one is away from it, one sees it as infinitely complex."

"It is human nature to think wisely and to act foolishly."

"A criminal is merely a person who has been raised to face too many temptations."

"In the matter of morals, the tendency of our time is to exaggerate the ascetic side."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"The real weapon of Socrates was irony, the weapon of every honest man."

"A man's character is revealed not by his words, but by what he does when no one watches."

"The modern world offers distractions but seldom peace of mind."

"The pursuit of personal happiness at others' expense is not virtue but cowardice."

"The examined life reveals uncomfortable truths about ourselves."

"A man without doubt is either a fool or a fanatic."

"The modern world demands everything except what truly matters."

"We are all both victims and perpetrators in the human drama."

"The greatest question of our time is not communism versus individualism, but is the union of souls possible"

"What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?"

"To be human is to be constantly in the process of becoming"

"Chaos is a friend of mine."

"Every man carries within him the ruins of an ancient temple."

"The world is not to be put in order; the world is order incarnate."

"The same person is not emotional and logical; emotion and logic are the same person moving between different registers."

"A person is always eager to act, but reluctant to think."

"I am neither for nor against myself."

"Sin is not really enjoyable unless there's a future beyond the present."