Philosophy Quote by Edmund Husserl — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I had to philosophize. Otherwise, I could not live in this world.”

“Zu den Sachen selbst!”

“First, anyone who seriously intends to become a philosopher”

“No genius has ruled the world, and no ignoramus has avoided leaving a mark.”

“When I see the blind and wretched state of men, when I survey the whole universe in its deadness, and man left to himself with no light, as though lost in this corner of the universe without knowing who put him there, what he has to do, or what will become of him when he dies, incapable of knowing anything, I am moved to terror, like a man transported in his sleep to some terrifying desert island, who wakes up quite lost, with no means of escape. Then I marvel that so wretched a state does not drive people to despair.”

“Here I am...wanting to accomplish something and completely forgetting it must all end--that there is such a thing as death.”

“Existence is beyond the power of words”

“The most common sort of lie is that by which a man deceives himself: the deception of others is a relatively rare offense.”

“Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use their enemies to challenge their arguments so that they can know the weak points in their own reasoning and how to argue for and strengthen their position. There are just none like one's enemies to always look for his mistakes and do it harder than anyone else.”