Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"A philosopher seeks not to know everything, but to understand something deeply."Molière
"Real life is absent. We are not in the world."Arthur Rimbaud
"The true paradox is that order often begets chaos."Arthur Rimbaud
"What we call reality is often just agreement between dreamers."Arthur Rimbaud
"All that truly matters exists in the spaces between moments."Arthur Rimbaud
"The river teaches that all things flow toward their destiny."Arthur Rimbaud
"I am a prisoner of my own consciousness, and I am free."Arthur Rimbaud
"I am the shadow, and I am the light; I am what you fear and what you desire."Gérard de Nerval
"We are dying from civilization and its discontents."Gérard de Nerval
"Philosophy is the art of living."Gérard de Nerval
"We are the stories we tell ourselves."Gérard de Nerval
"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom and understanding."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"Philosophy questions everything."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"I cannot conceive of any reason why God should have created such a being as myself"Théophile Gautier
"Philosophy is the art of living"Théophile Gautier
"Philosophy teaches us to live, not merely to exist."Guy de Maupassant
"Philosophy is the practice of preparing to die."Guy de Maupassant
"Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Civilization is only a mask, and beneath it lies the beast."Charles Baudelaire
"The most civilized people are cannibals of their own kind."Charles Baudelaire
"Pleasure and pain are the only true measures of value."Charles Baudelaire
"The heart knows languages that reason cannot speak."Paul Verlaine
"In the silence between heartbeats lies the secret of existence."Paul Verlaine
"The path of righteousness is often littered with the corpses of the righteous."Paul Verlaine
"The pursuit of perfection is the art of missing all the beautiful imperfections."Paul Verlaine
"The meaning of life is not found but created through our choices."Paul Verlaine
"I am the darkness, I am the light, I am both and neither at once."Gérard de Nerval
"Every person is a mystery, even to themselves."Gérard de Nerval
"Reason is a prison from which the soul must escape."Gérard de Nerval