Philosophy Quotes

"Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves. Some men are born rich enough and dumb enough to enjoy their lives. Ain't nothing fair."

- John Marston

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life."

- Jean-Luc Picard

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

- Ezio Auditore

"War. War never changes."

- Ron Perlman

"What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets."

- Dracula

"The ending isn’t any more important than any of the moments leading to it."

- Dr. Rosalene

"Does this unit have a soul?"

- Legion

"War. War never changes"

- Fallout

"What is a man but the sum of his memories? We are the stories we live, the tales we tell ourselves."

- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

"The closer you get to the Light... the greater your shadow becomes."

- Kingdom Hearts

"What is a drop of rain, compared to the storm? What is a thought, compared to the mind?"

- System Shock 2

"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. Their silence is your answer."

- Mass Effect 3

"Force answers force, war breeds war, and death only brings death. To break this vicious circle, one must do more than just act without any thought or doubt."

- Metro 2033

"Shadow and light are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other."

- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

"…it is merely an observation on the nature of reality. To say that nothing is true is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile and that we must be the shepherds of our civilization. To say that everything is permitted is to understand that we are the architects of our actions and that we must live with our consequences, whether glorious or tragic."

- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation . . . . A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind."

- Henry David Thoreau

"... but we enjoyed playing games and were punished for them by men who played games themselves. However, grown-up games are known as 'business' and even though boys' games are much the same, they are punished for them by their elders."

- Saint Augustine

"You can always rely on America to do the right thing—once it has exhausted the alternatives."

- Winston Churchill

"If any question why we died Tell them, because our fathers lied."

- Rudyard Kipling

"For tis not in mere death that men die most."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest."

- Laurence Sterne

"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

- Herodotus

"Age is something that doesn`t matter unless you are a cheese."

- Billie Burke

"June suns, you cannot store them. To warm the winter’s cold, The lad that hopes for heaven Shall fill his mouth with mold."

- A.E. Housman

"Summer is a promissory note signed in June, it’s long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January."

- Hal Borland

"It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise."

- Mark Twain

"So do I. And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

"It is possible to be right and one of the best and bright, and still getting treated like faulty, not so up-to-mark. That is not your fault, that is life."

"Life is a Journey not a Destination"

"The raft is used to cross the river. It isn't to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn't the moon itself."