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Philosophy Quotes

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one"

"Books are the mirrors of the soul"

"It’s not as if our lives are divided simply into light and dark. There's shadowy middle-ground."

"The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."

"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us"

"Only a god can save us."

"Fiction is the truth inside the lie"

"In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity"

"To perceive the aura of an object we look at means to invest it with the ability to look at us in return "

"If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little"

"Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable"

"Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain."

"Reality continues to ruin my life"

"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble"

"A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside of their control"

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