Maine de Biran Quotes on Mind
Marie-Francois-Pierre Gontier de Biran, known as Maine de Biran, was a French philosopher and statesman, sometimes called the founder of French spiritualism. This page collects quotes attributed to Maine de Biran on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Maine de Biran:
“I will, therefore I am.”
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Attributed to Maine de Biran:
“The sense of effort is the deepest revelation of the self.”
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Attributed to Maine de Biran:
“The mind is not the spectator but the actor of its own life.”
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Attributed to Maine de Biran:
“True philosophy turns from the world to the inner self.”
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Attributed to Maine de Biran:
“All metaphysics begins in self-consciousness.”