Theme

Philosophy quotes about creation

Creation appears in this archive as a live philosophical concern—not a slogan. These verified English passages show how thinkers treat creation as a problem of judgment, practice, or explanation.

Why this theme matters

Across 4 recurring voices here (notably Friedrich Nietzsche and Henri Bergson), creation is framed through Philosophy of Will and Process Philosophy. Some passages define creation; others warn how it fails; still others relocate it inside habit, community, or language.

In the history of philosophy

Discussions of creation travel through Chinese and modern European traditions. Compare the quotations below with their school labels rather than forcing a single definition.

Thinkers in this collection

Friedrich Nietzsche , Liang Shuming , Henri Bergson , Rabindranath Tagore , Saadia Gaon , Wang Guowei

Frequently asked questions

What did philosophers say about creation?

They disagreed in productive ways. In this archive, Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, and related voices treat creation as something to clarify, cultivate, or critique—not merely to celebrate.

Where can I find philosophy quotes about creation?

This theme page gathers 7 verified English quotations tagged Creation, with links to thinkers and sources.

How should I read quotes about creation?

Read the sentence, then check school and source. A compact line is an entry point into an argument about creation, not a substitute for the surrounding text.

  1. One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
  2. The meaning of human life lies in creation.
  3. For a conscious being, to exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.
  4. Three metamorphoses of the spirit I name for you: how the spirit becomes a camel, and the camel a lion, and the lion at last a child.
  5. The world has kissed my soul with its pain, asking for its return in songs.
  6. The universe… is a machine for the making of gods.
  7. The world was created ex nihilo; it did not eternally accompany the Creator.
  8. Ci poetry takes jingjie — the aesthetic realm — as its highest: with jingjie it naturally attains a lofty style and famous lines of its own.