Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Every person possesses a darkness and a light within."Ann Radcliffe
"Philosophy asks the questions that science cannot answer."Ann Radcliffe
"The human heart, that strange instrument, is perhaps the greatest mystery of nature."Stendhal
"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."Stendhal
"Vanity is the sole of all evil in society."Stendhal
"There is a vast difference between what people think they think and what they actually believe."Stendhal
"The human heart is an inexhaustible subject of study."Stendhal
"Ideas are not mine, they belong to the world."George Sand
"There is nothing so dangerous as the pursuit of a rational wish."Frances Burney
"The heart of man is made to reconcile contradictions."Frances Burney
"A man may have good virtues and yet be contemptible upon the whole."Henry Fielding
"The unexamined life is not worth living."Henry Fielding
"The heart knows truths that the mind struggles to comprehend."Henry Fielding
"Pride precedes destruction."Daniel Defoe
"The human heart is a battlefield."Daniel Defoe
"In the human heart, there is a perpetual warfare between reason and passion."Laurence Sterne
"To understand a man, one must consider the whole scheme of his life."Laurence Sterne
"The greatest human achievement is the understanding of human nature."Laurence Sterne
"In the theater of life, we are both audience and actor."Laurence Sterne
"The human heart is capable of every absurdity and every beauty."Laurence Sterne
"In the grand tapestry of existence, every thread is essential."Laurence Sterne
"We create our own sufferings through the stories we tell ourselves."Ann Radcliffe
"An examined life reveals its own truths."Ann Radcliffe
"Mystery is where the soul finds its deepest nourishment."Ann Radcliffe
"Our demons are often the teachers we most need."Ann Radcliffe
"The misfortune of being envied is greater than that of being hated."Stendhal
"Character is destiny."Stendhal
"A man wrapped up in himself makes a small package."Stendhal
"The soul grows by what it contemplates."Frances Burney
"The world in general is well enough; it is mankind that is corrupted."Henry Fielding