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Inspirational Philosophy Quotes

Explore a selection of thought-provoking philosophy quotes that serve to elevate and enlighten your intellect. Immerse yourself in the profound quotes of celebrated philosophers and intellectuals.

February 26, 2024
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Inspirational Philosophy Quotes: Wisdom for the Thinking Mind

Welcome to a journey through empowering quotes about Philosophy. Philosophy, the love of wisdom, offers profound insights into the human experience. Delve into the thoughts of great minds and find inspiration to navigate life's complexities with clarity and purpose.

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1. “It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.”

Seneca

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2. “If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.”

Jalaluddin Rumi

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3. “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”

Socrates

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4. “He who would be a man must therefore be a nonconformist.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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5. “We are here and it is now. The way I see it is, after that, everything tends towards guesswork.”

Terry Pratchett

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6. “A bad man is a good man's job.”

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7. “Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls?”

Honoré de Balzac

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8. “The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

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9. “When the heart is dry the eye is dry.”

Victor Hugo

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10. “He who obeys, does not listen to himself.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

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11. “Sharpen your life always; even though it will come to an end like a pencil, we have to keep on writing.”

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12. “Why are we here?where do we come from?traditionally, these are questionsfor philosophy, but philosophy is dead.”

Stephen Hawking

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13. “If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.”

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14. “It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.”

Voltaire

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15. “The source of all humor is not laughter, but sorrow.”

Mark Twain

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16. “When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.”

Marcus Aurelius

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17. “Light in comparison with darkness is a void.”

Vladimir Nabokov

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18. “Whenever we make the choice to bring fear into the light with truth-seeking questions, we shall find soul-growing answers.”

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19. “It's ironic that the thing that will bring you happiness is giving up the search for happiness.”

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20. “The further one goes, the less one knows.”

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21. “I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles around my neck.”

Stanley Baldwin

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22. “No living thing is ugly in this world. Even a tarantula considers itself beautiful.”

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23. “A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime.”

Mark Twain

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24. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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25. “The philosophy of lifestyle design is actually quite simple. It suggests that there are limitless ways to arrange and configure your life and that the logistics of living are much more flexible than most of us can imagine.”

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26. “The first and the best victory is to conquer self.”

Plato

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27. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”

Confucius

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28. “Men are made for happiness, and he who is completely happy has the right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will on earth.”

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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29. “Accept everything which happens, even if it seem disagreeable, because it leads to this, the health of the universe.”

Marcus Aurelius

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30. “Who is your master? Anyone who has control over things upon which you've set your heart, or over things which you seek to avoid.”

Epictetus

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31. “Love, and you shall be loved.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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32. “Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.”

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33. “In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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34. “The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.”

Epicurus

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35. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”

Confucius

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36. “If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.”

Epicurus

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37. “If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you.”

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38. “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have laboured hard for.”

Socrates

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39. “The funniest people are the saddest ones.”

Confucius

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40. “You have to be an artist and a madman...”

Vladimir Nabokov

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41. “To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”

Blaise Pascal

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42. “Where compassion walks, peace follows.”

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43. “It is a wise man who said there is no inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. Fillossofee: Messages From a Grandfather, an ebook.”

Thomas Jefferson

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44. “In nature every moment is new; the past is always swallowed and forgotten... Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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45. “Discard your misperceptions. Stop being jerked like a puppet. Limit yourself to the present.”

Marcus Aurelius

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