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!
#21
“If you understand others you are smart. If you understand yourself you are illuminated. If you overcome others you are powerful. If you overcome yourself you have strength. If you know how to be satisfied you are rich. If you can act with vigor, you have a will. If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting. If you die without loss, you are eternal.” ― Lao Tzu
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#22
“When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.” ― Marcus Aurelius
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#23
“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” ― Malcolm X
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#24

“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” ― Plato
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#25
“A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.” ― Gilles Deleuze
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#26
“Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” – Denis Diderot
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#27
“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” ― Lao Tzu
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#28

“I was never aware of any other option but to question everything.” ― Noam Chomsky
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#29
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.” ― Stephen Hawking
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#30
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!” ― J.R.R. Tolkien
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#31
“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” ― Carl Sagan
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#32

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ― Confucius
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#33
“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.” ― Freidrich Neitzsche
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#34
“Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” ― Dylan Thomas
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” ― Dylan Thomas
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#35
“Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination.” – Immanuel Kant
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#36

“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward.” – Søren Kierkegaard
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#37
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” – Plato
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#38
“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.” – Bertrand Russell
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#39
“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.” – Epicurus
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#40

“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” – René Descartes
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