Philosophy Quotes
There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
AeschylusAeschylus I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.
Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut Our happiest times are those in which we forget ourselves, usually in being kind to someone else. That tiny moment of self-abdication is an act of true humility: the man who loses himself finds himself and finds his happiness.
Fulton J. SheenFulton J. Sheen If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner, if I let it slip from my tongue, I am Its prisoner.
Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer Every choice we make contains the energy of either faith or fear, and the outcome of every decision reflects to some extent that faith or fear. This dynamic of choice guarantees that we cannot run away from ourselves or our decisions.
Caroline MyssCaroline Myss Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
EpicurusEpicurus For my part, I think that to a man of spirit there is no other aim and end of his labours except the labours themselves.
Alexander The GreatAlexander The Great The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.
PlatoPlato Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.
Marianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson This is the most profound question in life: ‘What is the nature of my existence?’
SadhguruSadhguru We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei If you asked me now who I am, the only answer I could give with any certainty would be my name. For the rest: my loves, my hates, down even to my deepest desires, I can no longer say whether these emotions are my own, or stolen from those I once so desperately wished to be.
Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
David HumeDavid Hume The truth has never been of any real value to any human being – it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
Graham GreeneGraham Greene