Philosophy Quotes

"Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth" "Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul." "Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not" "Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it." "If men were angels no government would be necessary" "He said, 'It's all in your head,' and I said, 'So's everything,' but he didn't get it" "The universe doesn't owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn't owe us a nice warm feeling inside." "The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale." "To live at all is miracle enough." "Science is the poetry of reality." "We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realize that we are apes." "By all means let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out." "When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion." "Secularism teaches us to be good for our own sake." "Real life is about reacting quickly to the opportunity at hand, not the opportunity you envisioned. Not thinking and scheming for the future, but letting it happen" "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion" "Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it." "The more you know, the sadder you get." "If you accept that the universe is arbitrary, what's the big deal? It just is" "Everything in moderation including moderation"