Philosophy Quotes

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Philosophy Quotes

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"It is not living that matters, but living rightly."

-- Socrates

"It is not living that matters, but living rightly."

-- Socrates

"To believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly."

-- Socrates

"To believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly."

-- Socrates

"Those who want fewest things are nearest to the Gods."

-- Socrates

"Those who want fewest things are nearest to the Gods."

-- Socrates

"Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks?"

-- Socrates

"Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks?"

-- Socrates

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise."

-- Socrates

"Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise."

-- Socrates

"Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."

-- Socrates

"Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."

-- Socrates

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate."

-- Socrates

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate."

-- Socrates

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

-- Plato

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

-- Plato

"I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

-- Socrates

"I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

-- Socrates

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

-- Socrates

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

-- Socrates

"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."

-- Socrates

"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."

-- Socrates

"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."

-- Socrates

"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."

-- Socrates

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

-- Socrates

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

-- Socrates

"Every action has its pleasures and its price."

-- Socrates

"Every action has its pleasures and its price."

-- Socrates

"Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune."

-- Socrates

"Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune."

-- Socrates

"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued."

-- Socrates

"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued."

-- Socrates

"Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue—to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak."

-- Socrates

"Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue—to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak."

-- Socrates

"There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend."

-- Socrates

"There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend."

-- Socrates

"Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."

-- Socrates

"Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."

-- Socrates

"Envy is the ulcer of the soul."

-- Socrates

"Envy is the ulcer of the soul."

-- Socrates

"Death may be the greatest of all human blessings."

-- Socrates

"Death may be the greatest of all human blessings."

-- Socrates

"We cannot live better than in seeking to become better."

-- Socrates

"We cannot live better than in seeking to become better."

-- Socrates

"Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual."

-- Socrates

"Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual."

-- Socrates

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Explore meaningful philosophy quotes that speak to real life. Drawn from great minds across time, this collection offers clarity, comfort and inspiration when you need it most.

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Popular philosophy quotes include: "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and ego — these are the eightfold division of My nature." -- Krishna Also: "The unreal has no existence; the real never ceases to be." -- Krishna.

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