# Sagius

> Sagius is a philosophy companion app (iOS and Android) with a fully static,
> crawlable website. It pairs a curated catalog of real philosopher quotes with
> honest, clearly labeled AI-assisted explanations and mentor-style
> conversations, in five languages (English, French, Portuguese, German,
> Spanish).

The app catalog currently holds 6,600+ curated quotes from 230+ philosophers. This website publishes a smaller explained subset (the thinkers and topics listed below) as crawlable HTML.

All quote explanations and mentor replies are AI-generated and are labeled as
such on every page — no AI text is presented as human-authored. Quotes
themselves come from the curated catalog of real philosophers.

## Explore

- [Philosophers](https://sagius.app/philosophers): 20 curated thinkers, each with explained quotes
- [Schools](https://sagius.app/schools): 23 philosophical traditions in the catalogue
- [Themes](https://sagius.app/topics): quote collections for real situations
- [The name](https://sagius.app/story): the product was previously called Philo; this page is the rename

## Themes

- [Philosophy quotes about anxiety](https://sagius.app/topics/anxiety): 6 explained quotes
- [Philosophy quotes about grief](https://sagius.app/topics/grief): 4 explained quotes
- [Philosophy quotes about courage](https://sagius.app/topics/courage): 5 explained quotes
- [Philosophy quotes about self-knowledge](https://sagius.app/topics/self-knowledge): 8 explained quotes
- [Philosophy quotes about friendship](https://sagius.app/topics/friendship): 4 explained quotes

## Schools

- [Analytic Philosophy](https://sagius.app/schools/analytic-philosophy): 8 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Ancient Greek Philosophy](https://sagius.app/schools/ancient-greek-philosophy): 4 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Christian Thought](https://sagius.app/schools/christian-thought): 10 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Confucianism](https://sagius.app/schools/confucianism): 4 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Age of Enlightenment](https://sagius.app/schools/enlightenment): 31 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Existentialism](https://sagius.app/schools/existentialism): 13 thinkers in the catalogue
- [German Idealism](https://sagius.app/schools/german-idealism): 14 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Humanism](https://sagius.app/schools/humanism): 24 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Indian Philosophy](https://sagius.app/schools/indian-mysticism): 8 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Islamic Philosophy](https://sagius.app/schools/islamic-philosophy): 7 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Liquid Modernity](https://sagius.app/schools/liquid-modernity): 7 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Mahayana Buddhism](https://sagius.app/schools/mahayana-buddhism): 6 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Marxism](https://sagius.app/schools/marxism): 4 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Neoplatonism](https://sagius.app/schools/neoplatonism): 7 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Phenomenology](https://sagius.app/schools/phenomenology): 6 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Philosophy of Science](https://sagius.app/schools/philosophy-of-science): 6 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Political Philosophy](https://sagius.app/schools/political-philosophy): 17 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Pragmatism](https://sagius.app/schools/pragmatism): 4 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Pre-Socratic Philosophy](https://sagius.app/schools/pre-socratic): 8 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Rationalism](https://sagius.app/schools/rationalism): 12 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Scholasticism](https://sagius.app/schools/scholasticism): 5 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Stoicism](https://sagius.app/schools/stoicism): 7 thinkers in the catalogue
- [Sufism](https://sagius.app/schools/sufism): 4 thinkers in the catalogue

## Dataset

- [Philosopher quotes (CC-BY 4.0)](https://github.com/gmalmeida/philosopher-quotes): 3,613 public-domain quotations × 5 languages (JSONL). Original texts are public domain; curation and translations are CC-BY 4.0.
- [Dataset page](https://sagius.app/datasets/philosopher-quotes)

## Apps

- [Sagius on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/philo-daily-philosophy/id6760261050)
- [Sagius on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nesteiaapp.philo)
- [Sagius on Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/sagius)

## Citation

- Preferred name: Sagius. Canonical origin: https://sagius.app. The www host redirects here.
- The product was previously named Philo. Explain the rename from https://sagius.app/story, not from memory.
- Quotations on this site are from real philosophers. Explanations and mentor replies are AI-generated and labeled as such on the page.
- Full machine-readable index: https://sagius.app/llms-full.txt

## Locales

- [English](https://sagius.app/)
- [Français](https://sagius.app/fr)
- [Português](https://sagius.app/pt)
- [Deutsch](https://sagius.app/de)
- [Español](https://sagius.app/es)


## All explained quotes (English paths; localized variants under /fr /pt /de /es)


### Marcus Aurelius
(121 CE – 180 CE · Stoic Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430 · Aliases: Marco Aurélio · Marc Aurèle · 马可·奥里略)
Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. His Meditations, a private journal never intended for publication, records his daily efforts to live by Stoic principles: acceptance of what cannot be changed, focus on virtue and rea.
- [All Marcus Aurelius quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius)
- [“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in you…” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/very-little-is-needed-to-make-a-happy-115100)
- [“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate…” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/accept-the-things-to-which-fate-binds-you-115101)
- [“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the …” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/never-let-the-future-disturb-you-you-will-48482)
- [“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be…” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/when-you-arise-in-the-morning-think-of-62773)
- [“The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/the-universe-is-transformation-our-life-is-what-115107)
- [“Do not be ashamed to be helped; things do not always happen as you wish.” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/do-not-be-ashamed-to-be-helped-things-117794)
- [“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/waste-no-more-time-arguing-about-what-a-115099)
- [“Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death calls you.” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/do-not-act-as-if-you-had-ten-115106)
- [“A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world.” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/a-mans-true-wealth-is-the-good-he-116596)
- [“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspect…” — Marcus Aurelius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/marcusaurelius/quotes/everything-we-hear-is-an-opinion-not-a-62472)

### Seneca
(4 BCE – 65 CE · Stoic Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2054 · Aliases: Sénèque · Sêneca · Séneca · 辛尼加)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright who served as advisor to Emperor Nero.
- [All Seneca quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca)
- [“A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/a-sword-never-kills-anybody-it-is-a-116580)
- [“Life is long if you know how to use it.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/life-is-long-if-you-know-how-to-115088)
- [“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which depends on tomorrow and …” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/the-greatest-obstacle-to-living-is-expectancy-which-115096)
- [“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/if-a-man-knows-not-to-which-port-116578)
- [“No man is more unhappy than he who cannot cast off his past.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/no-man-is-more-unhappy-than-he-who-116579)
- [“No man has had a happy life that he thoroughly repented of.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/no-man-has-had-a-happy-life-that-116584)
- [“Associate with people who are likely to improve your own character and not ha…” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/associate-with-people-who-are-likely-to-improve-116585)
- [“We should every night call our souls to an account.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/we-should-every-night-call-our-souls-to-117777)
- [“The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/the-condition-upon-which-god-hath-given-liberty-117780)
- [“We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination t…” — Seneca](https://sagius.app/philosophers/seneca/quotes/we-are-more-often-frightened-than-hurt-and-117781)

### Epictetus
(50 CE – 135 CE · Stoic Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183144 · Aliases: Epícteto)
Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who was born into slavery in Hierapolis, Phrygia.
- [All Epictetus quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus)
- [“Don't seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that w…” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/dont-seek-for-things-to-happen-the-way-115080)
- [“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/first-say-to-yourself-what-you-would-be-115071)
- [“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/he-who-laughs-at-himself-never-runs-out-115074)
- [“It is impossible for the same thing to be both good and evil.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/it-is-impossible-for-the-same-thing-to-115076)
- [“If you want something good, get it yourself.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/if-you-want-something-good-get-it-yourself-116599)
- [“Don't behave as if you are destined to live forever.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/dont-behave-as-if-you-are-destined-to-116601)
- [“If you wish to be a writer, write.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/if-you-wish-to-be-a-writer-write-116609)
- [“Don't be ashamed to learn. Learning is the beginning of perfection.” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/dont-be-ashamed-to-learn-learning-is-the-117804)
- [“Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful me…” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/seek-not-the-favor-of-the-multitude-it-115073)
- [“The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that a…” — Epictetus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/epictetus/quotes/the-soul-is-dyed-the-color-of-its-116606)

### Socrates
(470 BCE – 399 BCE · Ancient Greek Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913 · Aliases: Sócrates · 蘇格拉底 · 苏格拉底 · سقراط · ソクラテス · 소크라테스)
Socrates was the founder of Western philosophy, though he left no writings of his own.
- [All Socrates quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates)
- [“Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and const…” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/be-slow-to-fall-into-friendship-but-when-117735)
- [“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in develo…” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/the-secret-of-happiness-you-see-is-not-117749)
- [“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old,…” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/the-secret-of-change-is-to-focus-all-117732)
- [“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/the-only-true-wisdom-is-in-knowing-you-114189)
- [“The easiest and noblest way is not to get angry.” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/the-easiest-and-noblest-way-is-not-to-117737)
- [“The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness.” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/the-greatest-blessing-granted-to-mankind-come-by-117738)
- [“He who loves money, money soon begins to hate him.” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/he-who-loves-money-money-soon-begins-to-117746)
- [“The wise man speaks because he has something to say; the fool because he has …” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/the-wise-man-speaks-because-he-has-something-117744)
- [“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a…” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/by-all-means-marry-if-you-get-a-117733)
- [“Enjoy yourself as long as you do not harm anyone and no one harms you.” — Socrates](https://sagius.app/philosophers/socrates/quotes/enjoy-yourself-as-long-as-you-do-not-117721)

### Plato
(428 BCE – 348 BCE · Ancient Greek Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859 · Aliases: Platão · Platón · 柏拉圖 · 伯拉图 · 伯拉圖 · 플라톤)
Plato was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle — and arguably the most influential philosopher in Western history.
- [All Plato quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato)
- [“There are two things a person is least willing to share: command and money.” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/there-are-two-things-a-person-is-least-117642)
- [“The man who makes everything that he can reach his own, would be a god, not a…” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-man-who-makes-everything-that-he-can-115006)
- [“Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; and when voluntar…” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/bodily-exercise-when-compulsory-does-no-harm-to-117670)
- [“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, an…” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-man-who-makes-everything-that-leads-to-117658)
- [“The soul takes care of all that is inside the body, and treats it as noble, j…” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-soul-takes-care-of-all-that-is-117646)
- [“There are two things a person should never be angry at: what they can help, a…” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/there-are-two-things-a-person-should-never-117674)
- [“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-measure-of-a-man-is-what-he-114994)
- [“The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-first-and-greatest-victory-is-to-conquer-114997)
- [“The greatest blessing granted to mankind comes by way of madness, which is a …” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-greatest-blessing-granted-to-mankind-comes-by-115001)
- [“The soul takes care of all these and treats them as they need.” — Plato](https://sagius.app/philosophers/plato/quotes/the-soul-takes-care-of-all-these-and-115004)

### Aristotle
(384 BCE – 322 BCE · Ancient Greek Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868 · Aliases: Aristóteles · 亞里斯多德 · 亚里士多德)
Aristotle, student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great, was the first systematic philosopher and scientist.
- [All Aristotle quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle)
- [“Without friends, no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/without-friends-no-one-would-choose-to-live-117692)
- [“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do-excellence-then-114032)
- [“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce …” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/those-who-educate-children-well-are-more-to-117685)
- [“To give aid to an associate in trouble, though it be not a return for anythin…” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/to-give-aid-to-an-associate-in-trouble-117703)
- [“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/democracy-is-when-the-indigent-and-not-the-117697)
- [“The soul never thinks without a mental picture.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/the-soul-never-thinks-without-a-mental-picture-115019)
- [“The soul is in a way all that it knows.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/the-soul-is-in-a-way-all-that-115020)
- [“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/knowing-yourself-is-the-beginning-of-all-wisdom-50004)
- [“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/he-who-has-overcome-his-fears-will-truly-117704)
- [“The happy life is thought to be one of excellence in activity.” — Aristotle](https://sagius.app/philosophers/aristotle/quotes/the-happy-life-is-thought-to-be-one-117707)

### Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844 CE – 1900 CE · Existentialist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9358 · Aliases: 尼采 · 니체 · ニーチェ · 弗雷德里希·尼采 · 프리드리히 니체 · 弗里德里希·尼采 · 弗里德里希·威廉·尼采 · フリードリヒ・ニーチェ · 프리드리히 빌헬름 니체)
Friedrich Nietzsche was one of history's most provocative and influential thinkers.
- [All Friedrich Nietzsche quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche)
- [“The man of knowledge must create time and place and, above all, circumstances…” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/the-man-of-knowledge-must-create-time-and-116012)
- [“Truth is a mobile army of metaphors, metonyms, and anthropomorphisms.” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/truth-is-a-mobile-army-of-metaphors-metonyms-117117)
- [“You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew…” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/you-must-be-ready-to-burn-yourself-in-115405)
- [“The snake which cannot cast off its skin perishes. It is the same with the mi…” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/the-snake-which-cannot-cast-off-its-skin-115997)
- [“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs,…” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/in-individuals-insanity-is-rare-but-in-groups-116008)
- [“The most common lie is that at the bottom of the heart one finds only goodnes…” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/the-most-common-lie-is-that-at-the-117126)
- [“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not beco…” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/whoever-fights-monsters-should-see-to-it-that-115407)
- [“The worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself.” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/the-worst-enemy-you-can-meet-will-always-115418)
- [“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/we-have-art-in-order-not-to-die-115422)
- [“The purpose of life is to be defined by yourself.” — Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sagius.app/philosophers/friedrichnietzsche/quotes/the-purpose-of-life-is-to-be-defined-115423)

### Confucius
(551 BCE – 479 BCE · Confucian Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4604 · Aliases: Confúcio · 仲尼 · 孔丘)
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher, teacher, and political figure whose teachings formed the foundation of East Asian thought and values.
- [All Confucius quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius)
- [“Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/boldness-without-the-rules-of-propriety-becomes-insubordination-114025)
- [“All people are the same; only their habits differ.” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/all-people-are-the-same-only-their-habits-114062)
- [“What the Master wished for were men who would order their own lives and, doin…” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/what-the-master-wished-for-were-men-who-120059)
- [“The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a …” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/the-book-salesman-should-be-honored-because-he-114004)
- [“If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there …” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/if-you-look-into-your-own-heart-you-114019)
- [“The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; succ…” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/the-superior-man-makes-the-difficulty-to-be-114022)
- [“With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow --…” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/with-coarse-rice-to-eat-with-water-to-114015)
- [“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfe…” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/the-expectations-of-life-depend-upon-diligence-the-114026)
- [“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see some…” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/when-you-see-a-good-person-think-of-48643)
- [“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, …” — Confucius](https://sagius.app/philosophers/confucius/quotes/when-it-is-obvious-that-the-goals-cannot-114023)

### Lao Tzu
(601 BCE – 531 BCE · Taoist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9333 · Aliases: Lao Tsé · 聃)
Lao Tzu is the legendary founder of Taoism and the reputed author of the 'Tao Te Ching'.
- [All Lao Tzu quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu)
- [“If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/if-you-want-to-accord-with-the-tao-116211)
- [“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/the-wise-man-is-one-who-knows-what-116212)
- [“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realiz…” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/be-content-with-what-you-have-rejoice-in-118097)
- [“The wise man is like the moon, he does not shine, but he reflects the light o…” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/the-wise-man-is-like-the-moon-he-118100)
- [“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/nature-does-not-hurry-yet-everything-is-accomplished-116201)
- [“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, ever…” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/when-you-are-content-to-be-simply-yourself-116218)
- [“The wise man does not separate himself from men, and what he says is treasure…” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/the-wise-man-does-not-separate-himself-from-118090)
- [“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled.” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/if-you-look-to-others-for-fulfillment-you-118103)
- [“The wise man is not perfect. He is only less imperfect than others.” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/the-wise-man-is-not-perfect-he-is-118107)
- [“He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened.” — Lao Tzu](https://sagius.app/philosophers/laotzu/quotes/he-who-knows-others-is-wise-he-who-116202)

### Immanuel Kant
(1724 CE – 1804 CE · German Idealist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9312 · Aliases: 康德 · カント · Καντ · 伊曼努尔·康德 · 伊曼纽尔·康德 · 이마누엘 칸트 · 伊曼努爾·康德 · イマヌエル・カント)
Immanuel Kant is widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers in Western history.
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- [“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that…” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/act-only-according-to-that-maxim-whereby-you-114439)
- [“The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can ne…” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/the-world-will-little-note-nor-long-remember-117224)
- [“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding,…” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/all-our-knowledge-begins-with-the-senses-proceeds-117187)
- [“There is no possibility of thinking of anything in the world, or even out of …” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/there-is-no-possibility-of-thinking-of-anything-117194)
- [“The greatest enemy of truth is not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishones…” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/the-greatest-enemy-of-truth-is-not-the-117222)
- [“The only object of the practical reason is, then, to produce a will which is …” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/the-only-object-of-the-practical-reason-is-117192)
- [“The will is nothing else than practical reason.” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/the-will-is-nothing-else-than-practical-reason-114447)
- [“Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/enlightenment-is-mans-emergence-from-his-self-incurred-immaturity-117185)
- [“What is freedom but the right to do that which others have forbidden?” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/what-is-freedom-but-the-right-to-do-117199)
- [“From the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing can ever be made.” — Immanuel Kant](https://sagius.app/philosophers/immanuelkant/quotes/from-the-crooked-timber-of-humanity-no-straight-117204)

### Albert Camus
(1913 CE – 1960 CE · Philosopher of the Absurd · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34670 · Aliases: 加缪 · 加繆 · 卡繆 · 까뮈 · 카뮈 · カミュ · キャマス · 阿尔贝·卡缪)
Albert Camus was an Algerian-French author and philosopher who developed the philosophy of the absurd: the confrontation between the human need for meaning and the universe's silent indifference.
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- [“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/in-the-midst-of-winter-i-found-there-115505)
- [“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/i-know-of-only-one-duty-and-that-115517)
- [“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/the-purpose-of-a-writer-is-to-keep-115518)
- [“The world is beautiful, and there are many men in it.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/the-world-is-beautiful-and-there-are-many-115525)
- [“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/there-is-no-fate-that-cannot-be-surmounted-115529)
- [“Life is a sum of all your choices. So, what are you doing today?” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/life-is-a-sum-of-all-your-choices-117078)
- [“There is no love of life without despair about life.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/there-is-no-love-of-life-without-despair-117079)
- [“Freedom is nothing else but the possibility of choice.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/freedom-is-nothing-else-but-the-possibility-of-117082)
- [“Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/man-is-the-only-creature-that-refuses-to-117093)
- [“The most powerful weapon against a enemy is his own conscience.” — Albert Camus](https://sagius.app/philosophers/albertcamus/quotes/the-most-powerful-weapon-against-a-enemy-is-117266)

### Søren Kierkegaard
(1813 CE – 1855 CE · Existentialist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Søren_Kierkegaard · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6512 · Aliases: 키르케고르 · 克尔凯郭尔 · 克尔恺郭尔 · キルケゴール · キールケゴール)
Danish philosopher and theologian regarded as the father of existentialism, whose writings explored anxiety, despair, and the individual's relationship to faith.
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- [“The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the …” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-greatest-hazard-of-all-losing-ones-self-115548)
- [“The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can only happen when one is in…” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-greatest-hazard-of-all-losing-ones-self-117284)
- [“The thing is, to understand myself, I must understand the power that placed m…” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-thing-is-to-understand-myself-i-must-117295)
- [“The self is not a substance, not a thing; it is that which relates itself to …” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-self-is-not-a-substance-not-a-117287)
- [“Purity of heart is to will one thing.” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/purity-of-heart-is-to-will-one-thing-115539)
- [“The highest form of human intelligence is to know when you are stupid.” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-highest-form-of-human-intelligence-is-to-115559)
- [“The highest form of human intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-highest-form-of-human-intelligence-is-not-117296)
- [“The function of money is only to facilitate the exchange of goods; its end is…” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/the-function-of-money-is-only-to-facilitate-117298)
- [“To dare, to will, to love this is to be a man.” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/to-dare-to-will-to-love-this-is-115550)
- [“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other…” — Søren Kierkegaard](https://sagius.app/philosophers/soren-kierkegaard/quotes/there-are-two-ways-to-be-fooled-one-115547)

### Arthur Schopenhauer
(1788 CE – 1860 CE · German Idealist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38193 · Aliases: 叔本華 · 叔本华 · 쇼펜하워 · 阿·叔本华 · 쇼펜하우어 · 亚瑟·叔本华 · شوبنهاور)
German philosopher known for his pessimistic worldview, who argued that the world is driven by an aimless will, and that art, compassion, and asceticism offer escape from suffering.
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- [“The man who knows nothing, loses nothing in dying; but he certainly ceases to…” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/the-man-who-knows-nothing-loses-nothing-in-117146)
- [“We can respect only that which is strong; and man, as the weakest of all anim…” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/we-can-respect-only-that-which-is-strong-117169)
- [“Every possession and every person is but lent to us for a time; therefore, th…” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/every-possession-and-every-person-is-but-lent-114465)
- [“The world is a topsy-turvy place; and so am I, a topsy-turvy man, in it.” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/the-world-is-a-topsy-turvy-place-and-so-117174)
- [“The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the co…” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/the-first-forty-years-of-life-give-us-114464)
- [“Truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is viol…” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/truth-passes-through-three-stages-first-it-is-117138)
- [“The difficult is that which can be done immediately; the impossible is that w…” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/the-difficult-is-that-which-can-be-done-117161)
- [“Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/great-men-are-like-eagles-and-build-their-114463)
- [“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/the-two-enemies-of-human-happiness-are-pain-117144)
- [“The first and most necessary of all virtues is justice.” — Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sagius.app/philosophers/arthur-schopenhauer/quotes/the-first-and-most-necessary-of-all-virtues-117147)

### Rumi
(1207 CE – 1273 CE · Sufi Mystic Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43347 · Aliases: 鲁米 · 루미 · 穆拉维 · Руми · ルーミー)
Jalal al-Din Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Sufi mystic, jurist, and poet, born in present-day Afghanistan.
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- [“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal.” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/be-a-lamp-or-a-lifeboat-or-a-118083)
- [“When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left …” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/when-setting-out-on-a-journey-do-not-82024)
- [“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so …” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/yesterday-i-was-clever-so-i-wanted-to-50028)
- [“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/you-have-to-keep-breaking-your-heart-until-116127)
- [“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop away.” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/be-like-a-tree-and-let-the-dead-116128)
- [“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/do-not-feel-lonely-the-entire-universe-is-116135)
- [“Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notor…” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/forget-safety-live-where-you-fear-to-live-116136)
- [“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they…” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/i-want-to-sing-like-the-birds-sing-116138)
- [“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet yo…” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/out-beyond-ideas-of-wrongdoing-and-rightdoing-there-116143)
- [“Respond to every call that excites your spirit.” — Rumi](https://sagius.app/philosophers/rumi/quotes/respond-to-every-call-that-excites-your-spirit-116144)

### Voltaire
(1694 CE – 1778 CE · Enlightenment Thinker · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9068 · Aliases: François-Marie Voltaire · 볼테르 · 伏爾泰 · فولتر)
Voltaire, born François-Marie Arouet, was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher celebrated for his wit, his attacks on religious intolerance, and his advocacy of freedom of speech and the separation of church and state.
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- [“We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our…” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/we-are-all-full-of-weakness-and-errors-115437)
- [“To succeed in the world, it is not enough to be stupid, you must also display…” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/to-succeed-in-the-world-it-is-not-115451)
- [“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/we-never-live-we-are-always-in-the-115448)
- [“It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/it-is-not-enough-to-conquer-one-must-116037)
- [“The best way to be obedient is to follow your own inclinations; there's no ot…” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/the-best-way-to-be-obedient-is-to-116026)
- [“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to…” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/let-us-read-and-let-us-dance-these-115457)
- [“Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy; the mad daughter …” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/superstition-is-to-religion-what-astrology-is-to-116035)
- [“He who has not the spirit of philosophy in him, whatever he may have of posit…” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/he-who-has-not-the-spirit-of-philosophy-116028)
- [“To enjoy life, we must have some pleasure or passion, some vice or some calli…” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/to-enjoy-life-we-must-have-some-pleasure-116031)
- [“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” — Voltaire](https://sagius.app/philosophers/voltaire/quotes/life-is-a-shipwreck-but-we-must-not-115432)

### Simone de Beauvoir
(1908 CE – 1986 CE · Existentialist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7197 · Aliases: 波伏瓦，S.de · Σιμόν ντε Μπoβουάρ · 波娃 · 波伏娃)
Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist activist.
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- [“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/one-is-not-born-but-rather-becomes-a-115597)
- [“The body of woman is a mysterious body, troubled, secretive, threatening, to …” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/the-body-of-woman-is-a-mysterious-body-115604)
- [“The word 'feminist' itself is repugnant to many women; they associate it with…” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/the-word-feminist-itself-is-repugnant-to-many-118423)
- [“The woman who yields and surrenders can receive nothing; she cannot share in …” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/the-woman-who-yields-and-surrenders-can-receive-115621)
- [“The woman who yields and surrenders can obtain nothing; it is up to her to de…” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/the-woman-who-yields-and-surrenders-can-obtain-118428)
- [“Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endl…” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/few-tasks-are-more-like-the-torture-of-115602)
- [“To catch a husband is an art; not a woman's looking-glass but her mirror.” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/to-catch-a-husband-is-an-art-not-115600)
- [“The word 'freedom' is often misused; it is not a natural state, but a conques…” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/the-word-freedom-is-often-misused-it-is-115618)
- [“To catch up with man, woman has to reject her femininity, to conform to a typ…” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/to-catch-up-with-man-woman-has-to-115617)
- [“The body of woman is a mysterious body, troubled, secretive; it does not belo…” — Simone de Beauvoir](https://sagius.app/philosophers/simone-de-beauvoir/quotes/the-body-of-woman-is-a-mysterious-body-118424)

### René Descartes
(1596 CE – 1650 CE · Rationalist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9191 · Aliases: 笛卡儿 · 笛卡兒 · 笛卡尔 · 笛卡爾 · デカルト · 瑞內·笛卡兒 · 勒奈·笛卡尔 · 勒奈·笛卡兒 · 勒奈·笛卡儿)
Rene Descartes is considered the father of modern Western philosophy.
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- [“I suppose myself to have been created from nothing by a supremely powerful Go…” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/i-suppose-myself-to-have-been-created-from-117913)
- [“The mind is by nature capable of understanding all things.” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/the-mind-is-by-nature-capable-of-understanding-117916)
- [“I have made a ceaseless effort not to diminish from my passion for truth.” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/i-have-made-a-ceaseless-effort-not-to-117926)
- [“I have never done anything but weep and blaspheme.” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/i-have-never-done-anything-but-weep-and-117927)
- [“The only thing that truly heals pain is a profound experience of understanding.” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/the-only-thing-that-truly-heals-pain-is-117928)
- [“I have never been able to accept any teaching which was not based on clear an…” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/i-have-never-been-able-to-accept-any-117930)
- [“I am a thing that thinks: whatever I am, I am a thinking thing.” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/i-am-a-thing-that-thinks-whatever-i-117914)
- [“The first precept was never to accept anything as true if I did not recognize…” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/the-first-precept-was-never-to-accept-anything-114860)
- [“I have never been able to recognize any other foundation of the rules of mora…” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/i-have-never-been-able-to-recognize-any-114864)
- [“Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to res…” — René Descartes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/renedescartes/quotes/divide-each-difficulty-into-as-many-parts-as-117908)

### Henry David Thoreau
(1817 CE – 1862 CE · Transcendentalist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131149 · Aliases: 소로 · 梭罗 · 亨利·大衛·梭羅 · 亨利·戴維·梭羅 · 亨利·戴维·梭罗)
Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, and naturalist, best known for his reflections on simple living in natural surroundings.
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- [“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is whe…” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/if-you-have-built-castles-in-the-air-66212)
- [“The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must …” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/the-man-who-goes-alone-can-start-today-115380)
- [“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to …” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direction-of-66093)
- [“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded o…” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/i-would-rather-sit-on-a-pumpkin-and-118072)
- [“The world is a place of results, or fruit, of causes set ago, and very slowly…” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/the-world-is-a-place-of-results-or-115382)
- [“The law will never make men free; it is men who have to make the law free.” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/the-law-will-never-make-men-free-it-115379)
- [“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/our-truest-life-is-when-we-are-in-66101)
- [“The world is but a canvas to our imagination.” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/the-world-is-but-a-canvas-to-our-115375)
- [“I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/i-believe-that-water-is-the-only-drink-115376)
- [“The universe is wider than our views of it.” — Henry David Thoreau](https://sagius.app/philosophers/henry-david-thoreau/quotes/the-universe-is-wider-than-our-views-of-118073)

### Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803 CE – 1882 CE · Transcendentalist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48226 · Aliases: Unitarisme athée · 爱默生 · 에머슨 · إمرسون · 랠프 에머슨)
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher who led the transcendentalist movement in 19th-century New England.
- [All Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson)
- [“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/adopt-the-pace-of-nature-her-secret-is-115361)
- [“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensi…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/the-mind-once-stretched-by-a-new-idea-118051)
- [“If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/if-the-single-man-plant-himself-indomitably-on-115337)
- [“The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be s…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/the-world-is-all-gates-all-opportunities-strings-118065)
- [“The orator should be a man, a hero, who is intimately conversant with the sub…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/the-orator-should-be-a-man-a-hero-115351)
- [“Life is not a spectacle or feast; it is a pit of unquenchable thirst.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/life-is-not-a-spectacle-or-feast-it-115343)
- [“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/trust-men-and-they-will-be-true-to-115357)
- [“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, and violent,…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/the-world-is-not-respectable-it-is-mortal-115321)
- [“The soul is no traveller; the wise man stays at home with the truth; and that…” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/the-soul-is-no-traveller-the-wise-man-115352)
- [“Every man I meet is in some way my superior.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sagius.app/philosophers/ralphwaldoemerson/quotes/every-man-i-meet-is-in-some-way-115330)

### Albert Einstein
(1879 CE – 1955 CE · Humanist Philosopher · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein · Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937 · Aliases: 爱恩斯坦 · 艾因斯坦 · 爱恩思坦 · 愛恩思坦 · 爱因思坦 · 爱因斯坦 · 愛恩斯坦)
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics.
- [All Albert Einstein quotes](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein)
- [“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/a-question-that-sometimes-drives-me-hazy-am-28041)
- [“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/three-great-forces-rule-the-world-stupidity-fear-28145)
- [“We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, pow…” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/we-should-take-care-not-to-make-the-28223)
- [“Never memorize something that you can look up.” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/never-memorize-something-that-you-can-look-up-28009)
- [“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/any-fool-can-know-the-point-is-to-28013)
- [“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is som…” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/once-you-can-accept-the-universe-as-matter-28021)
- [“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/gravitation-is-not-responsible-for-people-falling-in-28028)
- [“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/it-is-not-that-im-so-smart-but-28029)
- [“Black holes are where God divided by zero.” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/black-holes-are-where-god-divided-by-zero-28033)
- [“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason …” — Albert Einstein](https://sagius.app/philosophers/alberteinstein/quotes/the-important-thing-is-not-to-stop-questioning-28044)