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Philosophical quotes offer condensed insights into humanity’s deepest questions. They invite reflection on how we think, live, and relate to the world around us. The following collection serves as a doorway to contemplation, curiosity, and quiet intellectual challenge.   ◀ Back
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We chart delusions through collective agreement.
- Siri Hustvedt
The Summer Without Men
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To the extent that in one's act of faith one participates in the truth through reason and heart, faith already implies a particular level of knowledge and of certainty.
- Osman Bakar
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Time is simply the measurement of human progression against that of existence.
- Gerald M. Givens
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The philosophy of poetry must acknowledge that the poetic act has no past, at least no recent past, in which its preparation and appearance could be followed.
- Gaston Bachelard
The Poetics of Space
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out.
- Joseph de Maistre
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Truth may start out timid, but it finishes bold.
- T.J. Forrester
Miracles, Inc.: A Novel
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
While it was well within their powers to toy around with mortals like hapless puppets, deeper human workings remained elusive to them. The heart, the soul, the very foundation of man’s nature—those were mysteries to the gods, for all their manipulations.
- Hayden Thorne
Arabesque
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Only by showing the world the cataclysmic cost of a world divided can it appreciate the wonders of life and endless possibilities of a world united.
- William Bailey
The Great Ship of Knowledge, Vol. 1: Learning Earth's Deathly History
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To establish that a rule is likely to be true, one must try to prove it false.
- Stuart Sutherland
Irrationality
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
It is evident as a matter of logic that, since they (world religions) disagree, not more than one of them can be true.
- Betrand Russell
Topic: Philosophical, Religion
NOT YET RATED ▼
See differently, act differently and the world will begin to change.
- Kayambila Mpulamasaka
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The biggest job in getting any movement off the ground is to keep together the people who form it. The task requires more than a common aim: it demands a philosophy that wins and holds the people's allegiance; and it depends upon open channels of communication between the people and their leaders.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Every American carries within them an immigrant story—undocumented and visionary.
- William Castano-Bedoya
We the Other People: The Beggars of the Mercury Lights
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Eros, the god of love, emerged to create the earth. Before, all was silent, bare, and motionless. Now all was life, joy, and motion. — Early Greek Myth
- Rollo May
Love and Will
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
There is wisdom in the fact that much in the world smells ill: disgust itself creates wings and water-divining powers!
- Friedrich Nietzche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
..."and what that means is that the law of gravity exists nowhere except in people's heads! It's a ghost! We are all of us very arrogant and conceited about running down other people's ghosts but just as ignorant and barbaric and superstitious about our own.
- Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M Pirsig
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
We think there is a specific point where consciousness begins. We think of it as a binary condition like an on and off switch.
But consciousness appears to be a gradient rather than a clear-cut phenomenon that begins at a specific point.
- Anubhav Srivastava
Nothing/Everything: The Mindbending Philosophical Theory of Everything
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Suffering or dissatisfaction is an inevitable feature of all human existence, and craving or desire is at the root of suffering.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Spirituality is not separate or above nature—the spiritual is the natural. Spiritual practice consists in communing with the living intelligences perceived to be indwelling in nature, with conscious respect and reverence.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
THE MANAGEMENT REGRETS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER TECHNICALLY ALIVE.
- David Alan King
The Infinitium: A Satirical Metaphysical Field Trip Through the Afterlife
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
I instantly recognized him, but he however didn't remember me.
He didn't remember me this time, what an irony it was.
- Dari A. Malaunt
Horns of Revenge
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Be a worthy worker and work will come.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical, Sports
NOT YET RATED ▼
We chart delusions through collective agreement.
- Siri Hustvedt
The Summer Without Men
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To the extent that in one's act of faith one participates in the truth through reason and heart, faith already implies a particular level of knowledge and of certainty.
- Osman Bakar
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Time is simply the measurement of human progression against that of existence.
- Gerald M. Givens
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The philosophy of poetry must acknowledge that the poetic act has no past, at least no recent past, in which its preparation and appearance could be followed.
- Gaston Bachelard
The Poetics of Space
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out.
- Joseph de Maistre
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Truth may start out timid, but it finishes bold.
- T.J. Forrester
Miracles, Inc.: A Novel
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
While it was well within their powers to toy around with mortals like hapless puppets, deeper human workings remained elusive to them. The heart, the soul, the very foundation of man’s nature—those were mysteries to the gods, for all their manipulations.
- Hayden Thorne
Arabesque
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Only by showing the world the cataclysmic cost of a world divided can it appreciate the wonders of life and endless possibilities of a world united.
- William Bailey
The Great Ship of Knowledge, Vol. 1: Learning Earth's Deathly History
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To establish that a rule is likely to be true, one must try to prove it false.
- Stuart Sutherland
Irrationality
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
It is evident as a matter of logic that, since they (world religions) disagree, not more than one of them can be true.
- Betrand Russell
Topic: Philosophical, Religion
NOT YET RATED ▼
See differently, act differently and the world will begin to change.
- Kayambila Mpulamasaka
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The biggest job in getting any movement off the ground is to keep together the people who form it. The task requires more than a common aim: it demands a philosophy that wins and holds the people's allegiance; and it depends upon open channels of communication between the people and their leaders.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Every American carries within them an immigrant story—undocumented and visionary.
- William Castano-Bedoya
We the Other People: The Beggars of the Mercury Lights
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Eros, the god of love, emerged to create the earth. Before, all was silent, bare, and motionless. Now all was life, joy, and motion. — Early Greek Myth
- Rollo May
Love and Will
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
There is wisdom in the fact that much in the world smells ill: disgust itself creates wings and water-divining powers!
- Friedrich Nietzche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
..."and what that means is that the law of gravity exists nowhere except in people's heads! It's a ghost! We are all of us very arrogant and conceited about running down other people's ghosts but just as ignorant and barbaric and superstitious about our own.
- Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M Pirsig
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
We think there is a specific point where consciousness begins. We think of it as a binary condition like an on and off switch.
But consciousness appears to be a gradient rather than a clear-cut phenomenon that begins at a specific point.
- Anubhav Srivastava
Nothing/Everything: The Mindbending Philosophical Theory of Everything
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Suffering or dissatisfaction is an inevitable feature of all human existence, and craving or desire is at the root of suffering.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Spirituality is not separate or above nature—the spiritual is the natural. Spiritual practice consists in communing with the living intelligences perceived to be indwelling in nature, with conscious respect and reverence.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
THE MANAGEMENT REGRETS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER TECHNICALLY ALIVE.
- David Alan King
The Infinitium: A Satirical Metaphysical Field Trip Through the Afterlife
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
I instantly recognized him, but he however didn't remember me.
He didn't remember me this time, what an irony it was.
- Dari A. Malaunt
Horns of Revenge
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Be a worthy worker and work will come.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical, Sports
NOT YET RATED ▼
We chart delusions through collective agreement.
- Siri Hustvedt
The Summer Without Men
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To the extent that in one's act of faith one participates in the truth through reason and heart, faith already implies a particular level of knowledge and of certainty.
- Osman Bakar
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Time is simply the measurement of human progression against that of existence.
- Gerald M. Givens
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The philosophy of poetry must acknowledge that the poetic act has no past, at least no recent past, in which its preparation and appearance could be followed.
- Gaston Bachelard
The Poetics of Space
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out.
- Joseph de Maistre
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Truth may start out timid, but it finishes bold.
- T.J. Forrester
Miracles, Inc.: A Novel
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
While it was well within their powers to toy around with mortals like hapless puppets, deeper human workings remained elusive to them. The heart, the soul, the very foundation of man’s nature—those were mysteries to the gods, for all their manipulations.
- Hayden Thorne
Arabesque
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Only by showing the world the cataclysmic cost of a world divided can it appreciate the wonders of life and endless possibilities of a world united.
- William Bailey
The Great Ship of Knowledge, Vol. 1: Learning Earth's Deathly History
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To establish that a rule is likely to be true, one must try to prove it false.
- Stuart Sutherland
Irrationality
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
It is evident as a matter of logic that, since they (world religions) disagree, not more than one of them can be true.
- Betrand Russell
Topic: Philosophical, Religion
NOT YET RATED ▼
See differently, act differently and the world will begin to change.
- Kayambila Mpulamasaka
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The biggest job in getting any movement off the ground is to keep together the people who form it. The task requires more than a common aim: it demands a philosophy that wins and holds the people's allegiance; and it depends upon open channels of communication between the people and their leaders.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Every American carries within them an immigrant story—undocumented and visionary.
- William Castano-Bedoya
We the Other People: The Beggars of the Mercury Lights
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Eros, the god of love, emerged to create the earth. Before, all was silent, bare, and motionless. Now all was life, joy, and motion. — Early Greek Myth
- Rollo May
Love and Will
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
There is wisdom in the fact that much in the world smells ill: disgust itself creates wings and water-divining powers!
- Friedrich Nietzche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
..."and what that means is that the law of gravity exists nowhere except in people's heads! It's a ghost! We are all of us very arrogant and conceited about running down other people's ghosts but just as ignorant and barbaric and superstitious about our own.
- Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M Pirsig
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
We think there is a specific point where consciousness begins. We think of it as a binary condition like an on and off switch.
But consciousness appears to be a gradient rather than a clear-cut phenomenon that begins at a specific point.
- Anubhav Srivastava
Nothing/Everything: The Mindbending Philosophical Theory of Everything
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Suffering or dissatisfaction is an inevitable feature of all human existence, and craving or desire is at the root of suffering.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Spirituality is not separate or above nature—the spiritual is the natural. Spiritual practice consists in communing with the living intelligences perceived to be indwelling in nature, with conscious respect and reverence.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
THE MANAGEMENT REGRETS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER TECHNICALLY ALIVE.
- David Alan King
The Infinitium: A Satirical Metaphysical Field Trip Through the Afterlife
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
I instantly recognized him, but he however didn't remember me.
He didn't remember me this time, what an irony it was.
- Dari A. Malaunt
Horns of Revenge
Topic: Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
Be a worthy worker and work will come.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical
NOT YET RATED ▼
The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Topic: Motivational, Philosophical, Sports
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