Philosophy Quotes

"The past, present and future are only illusions, even if stubborn ones." "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief " "Conscience is but a word that cowards use, devised at first to keep the strong in awe " "I often think that the best way to know God is to love many things" "The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people" "Conscience is a man’s compass" "I am free and that is why I am lost" "A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light" "There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those." "People assume that we’re going to have a perfect understanding of things, but things aren’t that simple." "It is not enough to possess wisdom; it should be used." "Too much of our lives takes place in the head, in memory or imagination, in speculation, in projection, in abstraction." "As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being" "Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not" "I think the perfection of love is that it's not perfect" "All that is gold does not glitter" "Everything that’s difficult you should be able to laugh about" "We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet." "It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe, and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. It’s a crazy world out there. Be curious." "People often claim to hunger for truth but seldom like the taste when it's served up"