Quotes About Philosophy

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity...

Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn nothing.

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

Tsze-Kung asked, Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life? The Master said, Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.

When life life does not find a singer to sing her heart, she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters.

The most spiritual human beings, assuming they are the most courageous, also experience by far the most painful tragedies: but it is precisely for this reason that they honor life, because it brings against them its most formidable weapons.

If there is sin against life, it consists¦ in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

Our life is made by the death of others.

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

Never take life too seriously; after all, no one gets out of it alive.

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Life is wasted on the living.

There must be more to life than sitting wondering if there is more to life.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

If we don't know life, how can we know death?