As my old philosophy professor once told me, even if you hate philosophy, that is, in fact, also philosophizing. Boy, I truly wasn’t too excited about that! However, some years passed, and I understood what he meant by that - philosophy is always there, whether you wish for it or not. And, thinking of it, there’s probably no other way of trying to explain the unexplainable than by using principles of philosophy where some exquisitely insightful person has put all your intangible and incoherent thoughts into one sentence, at least somewhat explaining humans, life, and all the burning questions stemming out of these topics. So, here we are, with our list of the best philosophy quotes that might spark your interest in this science or rekindle the fire you already have for it.
Surely, it is best to start your journey of understanding things with the words of the great philosophers like Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, and Socrates. These are all names you will surely find mentioned in this article. However, not only philosophers have had some insights into the universe, so you might also expect to find some unexpected names like Frank Zappa, Albert Einstein, and Carl Sagan, who also contributed to the world of philosophy. All in all, it is a pretty comprehensive collection of philosophy quotes, whether you’re just a newbie or a bona fide scholar.
So, prepare to be blown away by these clever quotes you’re about to find just a scroll below! Once you are there, vote for the deep quotes that gave you something to think about, and share this article with your friends, too!
#1

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein
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#2
“The only thing I know is that I know nothing.” – Socrates
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“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” ― Carl Sagan
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#4

“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
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#5
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” ― Marcus Aurelius
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“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ― Bruce Lee
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#7
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ― Socrates
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“There is only one good - knowledge, and one evil - ignorance.” – Socrates
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#9
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.” ― Mark Twain
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#10
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
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“Without music, life would be a mistake.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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#12

“He who thinks great thoughts, often makes great errors.” – Martin Heidegger
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#13
“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” ― Alan Watts
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#14
“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” ― Isaac Asimov
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#15
“We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.” ― Santosh Kalwar
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#16

“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.” ― Oscar Wilde
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#17
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates
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#18
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
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#19
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” ― William Shakespear
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“Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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