Philosophy Quotes

"How absurd to will that which one cannot will."

"The self is a relation that relates itself to itself."

"Existence precedes essence."

"The absurd is that which has no reason."

"The spiritual always comes to expression in the material."

"Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own."

"All truly revolutionary thought has arisen from outside the system."

"Existence is not a thing."

"Modern philosophy has confused the soul and the body."

"Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn."

"The present state of things is the result of previous conduct and past choices."

"The more consciousness, the more despair."

"A man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills."

"The mind is the foundation of all things."

"The mind grows through challenge and struggle."

"Chance is a word void of sense; nothing occurs without a cause."

"An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"In every heart beats the rhythm of the eternal."

"Philosophy is the art of learning how to think."

"I teach you the Superman. Man is something that should be overcome."

"I believe that before all else I am a human being."

"There are three great mysteries in life: birth, love, and death."

"There is no higher truth than this: the individual must never be sacrificed to society."

"The human soul is crying out for meaning."

"The evil that is within me is far worse than any external enemy."

"The depth of one's roots determines the height of one's branches."

"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."

"Philosophy teaches us that certainty is the enemy of wisdom."

"The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart."