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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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Call it "a wonder" or "a mystery" and you have an excuse to never try understanding it - an excuse to not take responsibility for it. People knew about love no more than they knew about Science, but at least most did not jump into Science headstrong, with the hope that they would figure it out as they went, or that some "mysterious" inborn trait would take care of it.
- Lynna Merrill
The Seekers of Fire
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Historically, philosophy does not have an impressive track record of answering questions about natural world in a decisive manner.
- Christof Koch
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Das Spiel ist der Inbegriff demokratischer Lebensart. Es ist die letzt uns verbliebene Seinsform. Der Spieltrieb ersetzt die Religiosität, beherrscht die Börse, die Politik, die Gerichtssäle, die Pressewelt, und er ist es, der uns seit Gottes Tod mental am Leben hält.
- Juli Zeh
Spieltrieb
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Rousseau identified reason as the disease for which it pretended to be the cure.
- Robert Zaretsky
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Art is something we create; science is something we discover
- Viacheslav Prykhodko
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To be alive is to be open in some way, to take in and to release. To pass through life and to be passed through by life.
- Alyssa Skyes
Two Seconds of Eternity: An Experience in Another Dimension
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What is love? He is neither mortal nor immortal, but a mean between the two. He is a great spirit (daimon) and like all spirits he is intermediate between the divine and the mortal. He is the mediator who spans the chasm which divides men and gods, and therefore in him all is bound together. — Diotima (quoted by Socrates)
- Rollo May
Love and Will
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The reckless application of technology, harnessed to greed, degrades and destroys the ecosystems in which the energies of the elements are maintained in exquisite balance. Since the elements constitute us, we are also being degraded in the process. We are engaged in an ongoing assault on the planetary elements, the decimation of species, and the relentless suicidal degradation of our own habitats. In short, the situation can be called ecocide. Humankind is at war with nature.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
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Offering tea is a gesture of respect. Accepting it is a sign of trust. Even the smallest exchange can sweep away years of silence.
- Zsolt Bugarszki
Icarus
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Love will fly you by in a flash of light
- Yuri Gilibloie
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Where ambition is absolute, limits are irrelevant.
- Angelika Regossi
Love in Communism: A Young Woman's Adult Story
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Stafford’s Law of Irreversible Entropy states: A system that achieved a perfect champagne alignment in its own era cannot be shoehorned back in once the environment has evolved or degenerated beyond it. This is the Staffordian Duality; it is immaterial whether global prospects improved or deteriorated; it only matters that the metric mirror of the past no longer reflects the current modern sinkhole. The most overcrowded vessel is the one that sails on the golden sea of memories.
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War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
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True victory, beloved, lies not just in the immediate conquest but in the wisdom to discern the long shadow it may cast.
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Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Vulnerability is the least celebrated emotion in our society
- Mohadesa Najumi
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The old man slowly raised himself from the piano stool, fixed those cheerful blue eyes piercingly and at the same time with unimaginable friendliness upon him, and said: "Making music together is the best way for two people to become friends. There is none easier. That is a fine thing. I hope you and I shall remain friends. Perhaps you too will learn how to make fugues, Joseph.
- Hermann Hesse
The Glass Bead Game
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Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.
- Rashedur Ryan Rahman
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No crime is a means to an end. No crime can be rationalized.
- Compton Gage
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The more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become.
- Simon Zingerman
We All Need Heroes: Stories of the Brave and Foolish
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We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.
- May Sarton
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All knowledge is worth having.
- Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Dart
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Call it "a wonder" or "a mystery" and you have an excuse to never try understanding it - an excuse to not take responsibility for it. People knew about love no more than they knew about Science, but at least most did not jump into Science headstrong, with the hope that they would figure it out as they went, or that some "mysterious" inborn trait would take care of it.
- Lynna Merrill
The Seekers of Fire
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Historically, philosophy does not have an impressive track record of answering questions about natural world in a decisive manner.
- Christof Koch
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Das Spiel ist der Inbegriff demokratischer Lebensart. Es ist die letzt uns verbliebene Seinsform. Der Spieltrieb ersetzt die Religiosität, beherrscht die Börse, die Politik, die Gerichtssäle, die Pressewelt, und er ist es, der uns seit Gottes Tod mental am Leben hält.
- Juli Zeh
Spieltrieb
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Rousseau identified reason as the disease for which it pretended to be the cure.
- Robert Zaretsky
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Art is something we create; science is something we discover
- Viacheslav Prykhodko
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To be alive is to be open in some way, to take in and to release. To pass through life and to be passed through by life.
- Alyssa Skyes
Two Seconds of Eternity: An Experience in Another Dimension
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What is love? He is neither mortal nor immortal, but a mean between the two. He is a great spirit (daimon) and like all spirits he is intermediate between the divine and the mortal. He is the mediator who spans the chasm which divides men and gods, and therefore in him all is bound together. — Diotima (quoted by Socrates)
- Rollo May
Love and Will
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The reckless application of technology, harnessed to greed, degrades and destroys the ecosystems in which the energies of the elements are maintained in exquisite balance. Since the elements constitute us, we are also being degraded in the process. We are engaged in an ongoing assault on the planetary elements, the decimation of species, and the relentless suicidal degradation of our own habitats. In short, the situation can be called ecocide. Humankind is at war with nature.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
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Offering tea is a gesture of respect. Accepting it is a sign of trust. Even the smallest exchange can sweep away years of silence.
- Zsolt Bugarszki
Icarus
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Love will fly you by in a flash of light
- Yuri Gilibloie
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Where ambition is absolute, limits are irrelevant.
- Angelika Regossi
Love in Communism: A Young Woman's Adult Story
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Stafford’s Law of Irreversible Entropy states: A system that achieved a perfect champagne alignment in its own era cannot be shoehorned back in once the environment has evolved or degenerated beyond it. This is the Staffordian Duality; it is immaterial whether global prospects improved or deteriorated; it only matters that the metric mirror of the past no longer reflects the current modern sinkhole. The most overcrowded vessel is the one that sails on the golden sea of memories.
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War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
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True victory, beloved, lies not just in the immediate conquest but in the wisdom to discern the long shadow it may cast.
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Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
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If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Vulnerability is the least celebrated emotion in our society
- Mohadesa Najumi
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The old man slowly raised himself from the piano stool, fixed those cheerful blue eyes piercingly and at the same time with unimaginable friendliness upon him, and said: "Making music together is the best way for two people to become friends. There is none easier. That is a fine thing. I hope you and I shall remain friends. Perhaps you too will learn how to make fugues, Joseph.
- Hermann Hesse
The Glass Bead Game
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Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.
- Rashedur Ryan Rahman
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No crime is a means to an end. No crime can be rationalized.
- Compton Gage
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The more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become.
- Simon Zingerman
We All Need Heroes: Stories of the Brave and Foolish
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We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.
- May Sarton
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
All knowledge is worth having.
- Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Dart
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Call it "a wonder" or "a mystery" and you have an excuse to never try understanding it - an excuse to not take responsibility for it. People knew about love no more than they knew about Science, but at least most did not jump into Science headstrong, with the hope that they would figure it out as they went, or that some "mysterious" inborn trait would take care of it.
- Lynna Merrill
The Seekers of Fire
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Historically, philosophy does not have an impressive track record of answering questions about natural world in a decisive manner.
- Christof Koch
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Das Spiel ist der Inbegriff demokratischer Lebensart. Es ist die letzt uns verbliebene Seinsform. Der Spieltrieb ersetzt die Religiosität, beherrscht die Börse, die Politik, die Gerichtssäle, die Pressewelt, und er ist es, der uns seit Gottes Tod mental am Leben hält.
- Juli Zeh
Spieltrieb
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Rousseau identified reason as the disease for which it pretended to be the cure.
- Robert Zaretsky
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Art is something we create; science is something we discover
- Viacheslav Prykhodko
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To be alive is to be open in some way, to take in and to release. To pass through life and to be passed through by life.
- Alyssa Skyes
Two Seconds of Eternity: An Experience in Another Dimension
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is love? He is neither mortal nor immortal, but a mean between the two. He is a great spirit (daimon) and like all spirits he is intermediate between the divine and the mortal. He is the mediator who spans the chasm which divides men and gods, and therefore in him all is bound together. — Diotima (quoted by Socrates)
- Rollo May
Love and Will
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The reckless application of technology, harnessed to greed, degrades and destroys the ecosystems in which the energies of the elements are maintained in exquisite balance. Since the elements constitute us, we are also being degraded in the process. We are engaged in an ongoing assault on the planetary elements, the decimation of species, and the relentless suicidal degradation of our own habitats. In short, the situation can be called ecocide. Humankind is at war with nature.
- Ralph Metzner
Green Psychology: Transforming our Relationship to the Earth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Offering tea is a gesture of respect. Accepting it is a sign of trust. Even the smallest exchange can sweep away years of silence.
- Zsolt Bugarszki
Icarus
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Love will fly you by in a flash of light
- Yuri Gilibloie
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Where ambition is absolute, limits are irrelevant.
- Angelika Regossi
Love in Communism: A Young Woman's Adult Story
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Stafford’s Law of Irreversible Entropy states: A system that achieved a perfect champagne alignment in its own era cannot be shoehorned back in once the environment has evolved or degenerated beyond it. This is the Staffordian Duality; it is immaterial whether global prospects improved or deteriorated; it only matters that the metric mirror of the past no longer reflects the current modern sinkhole. The most overcrowded vessel is the one that sails on the golden sea of memories.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
True victory, beloved, lies not just in the immediate conquest but in the wisdom to discern the long shadow it may cast.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Vulnerability is the least celebrated emotion in our society
- Mohadesa Najumi
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The old man slowly raised himself from the piano stool, fixed those cheerful blue eyes piercingly and at the same time with unimaginable friendliness upon him, and said: "Making music together is the best way for two people to become friends. There is none easier. That is a fine thing. I hope you and I shall remain friends. Perhaps you too will learn how to make fugues, Joseph.
- Hermann Hesse
The Glass Bead Game
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.
- Rashedur Ryan Rahman
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No crime is a means to an end. No crime can be rationalized.
- Compton Gage
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become.
- Simon Zingerman
We All Need Heroes: Stories of the Brave and Foolish
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.
- May Sarton
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
All knowledge is worth having.
- Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Dart
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