Exploring the Wisdom of Philosophy – Inspiring Quotes to Broaden Your Perspective

The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius

I think, therefore I am. – Rene Descartes

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know. – Albert Einstein

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives, and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time. – Voltaire

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Plato

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. – Plato

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. – Bertrand Russell

I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature. – Spinoza

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. – Socrates

The function of man is to live, not to exist. – Jack London

Exploring the Wisdom of Philosophy – Inspiring Quotes to Broaden Your Perspective part 2

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. – Plato

The only thing I know is that I know nothing. – Socrates

You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become. – Oprah Winfrey

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. – Rene Descartes

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. – Elbert Hubbard

The only way to deal with life is to find a way to laugh at it. – Charlie Chaplin

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. – Confucius

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. – Socrates

Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence. – Unknown

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. – Confucius

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Louisa May Alcott

The purpose of our lives is to be happy. – Dalai Lama

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. – Rachel Carson

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Christian D. Larson

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. – Edmund Burke

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C.S. Lewis

The path to success is to take massive, determined action. – Tony Robbins

Imagination is more important than knowledge. – Albert Einstein

Life isn’t about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. – Beverly Sills

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela