philosophy Quotes

There are no facts, only interpretations.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

I don't believe that we evolved moral psychology; it just doesn't seem plausible to me as a biological phenomenon.

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle.

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.

He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which is the proper object of philosophy) is the way to elevate one's gaze.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.