Philosophy Quotes

"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" "As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being" "Too much of our lives takes place in the head, in memory or imagination, in speculation, in projection, in abstraction." "It is not enough to possess wisdom; it should be used." "People assume that we’re going to have a perfect understanding of things, but things aren’t that simple." "There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those." "A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light" "I am free and that is why I am lost" "Conscience is a man’s compass" "The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people" "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty." "To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem." "Life is wasted on the living." "I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it." "The dark side clouds everything Impossible to see the future is" "Wealth is the ability to fully experience life" "These quotes reflect Thoreau's transcendentalist philosophy and his views on life, truth, and personal fulfillment." "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't."