Philosophy Quotes

"Decorum is the polite language of society."

"Pride is the last refuge of the unsuccessful."

"A man's character is his fate."

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

"Being is knowledge itself."

"The world is full of fools and knaves."

"The world expects too much of man."

"The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes."

"This is the first precept of the law, that one supreme being called the prime mover, of all things, and consequently the first cause."

"The great Stevinus has said that 'tis the same thing,—so by a mighty effort of correction, my father hugg'd his hypothesis."

"Some things are universal. They are the same in all men and at all times."

"The purpose of life is not the avoidance of suffering, but its proper understanding."

"To live without philosophy is to live without hope."

"The world is too much with us if we allow it to be."

"The mind is vast and mysterious as the deepest ocean."

"The world is divided into two classes - those who believe the incredible and those who do the improbable."

"Men are not philosophers in their hearts."

"Doubt is the key to all knowledge."

"Misery is a communicable disease."

"The most fascinating subject is human nature in all its complexity."

"A man may smile and smile, yet harbor darkness within."

"The test of character is how one behaves when no one watches."

"Mankind are governed by passion."

"Every person is a book of their own making."

"In the pursuit of knowledge, we often discover ourselves."

"The heart has reasons that reason knows nothing of."

"Philosophy guides us toward understanding ourselves."

"Philosophy asks the questions that matter most."

"A nice man is a man of nasty ideas."

"The world has its idiots, and they do not dwell in the deserts."