Philosophy Quotes

"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." "The past, present and future are only illusions, even if stubborn ones." "You can't buy vision and you can't buy aesthetics" "The way people are living today, I would say, never do unto others what you do unto yourself." "Specialization is for insects" "The older the question, the older the answer" "The interior life is a real life and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world " "Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition " "Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly." "I think hell is something you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go." "Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent." "The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow"