Philosophy Quotes

"It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners." "Humans are creatures who spend their lives trying to convince themselves their existence is not absurd." "To create is to live twice." "Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference." "Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all, the apathy of human beings" "Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs. " "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." "If you ever start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe." "Everything is a miracle." "The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms " "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light" "A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die" "Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues" "You are free and that is why you are lost" "Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." "I have three precious things, which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men." "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." "The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete." "You want to be a philosopher, not a cheap sage"