philosophy Quotes

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought; he would be a stone or a brute.

All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are fools.

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to be found, and man cannot possibly live for a moment without it.

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine days within me; my prosperity or misfortune has little to do with the matter.

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.