Astrology Quotes

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Ever since antiquity, astrology has functioned as a framework for interpreting the Cosmos. It was, and still is, used as a tool to provide insight and guidance to those who seek it. Astrology has greatly influenced the culture of numerous civilizations, and many philosophers and great thinkers throughout history have reflected on the topic. Here are my personal top 35 astrology quotes, which aim to shed light on the influence of the stars.

Quotes from Ancient Philosophers & Astrologers

“The stars in the heavens sing a music, if only we had ears to hear”
— Pythagoras
Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician
“This world is inescapably linked to the motions of the worlds above. All power in this world is ruled by these options.”
— Aristotle
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath
“The stars incline, they do not compel”
— Claudius Ptolemy
Ancient Greek astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician
“Astrology tames and calms the soul, and prepares it to meet whatever the future brings with steadfastness.”
— Claudius Ptolemy
Ancient Greek astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician
“Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.”
— Confucius
Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher
“By means of astronomy one can know the sun’s ordered paths… and the varying paths of the moon… From all this we hope to understand everything on earth, in the seas, in heaven, as well as the beginning and end of all created things”
— Vettius Valens
Ancient Greek astrologer
“The Moon bestows her effluence most abundantly upon mundane things, for most of them, animate or inanimate, are sympathetic to her and change in company with her”
— Claudius Ptolemy
Ancient Greek astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician

Astrology Quotes from Medieval Figures

“The sky of the macrocosmos with its perpetual revolution corresponds exactly to the inward sky of the microcosmos”
— Valentin Weigel
German theologian, philosopher and pastor
“The celestial bodies influence the human action, but not every action caused by them inevitable “
— Thomas Aquinas
Italian priest, theologian, and philosopher
“All that nature and art produces is driven by celestial powers. The signs in the sky and celestial bodies existed before all other created things and therefore influences all that came into existence after them”
— Albertus Magnus
German philosopher, scientist, and bishop
“Only follow your star, the haven of glory awaits you”
— Dante
Italian poet and philosopher

Quotes from Modern Astrologers

“The signs of the zodiac are karmic patterns, the planets are the looms, the will is the weaver”
— Edgar Cayce
Astrologer and Psychic
“Astrology is a language. If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you”
— Dane Rudhyar
Astrologer, philosopher, and composer
“Astrology is a means of describing the individual nature of a moment of time”
— John Frawley
Astrologer, writer, and educator
“Astrology’s roots lie in an ancient world-view which perceived the universe as a single living organism, animated by divine order and intelligence”
— Liz Greene
Astrologer and author
“Saturn doesn’t ask us to give up our dreams, only to make them real”
— Steven Forrest
Astrologer, writer, and lecturer

Quotes from Astronomers and Scientists 

“We are born at a given moment, in a given place, and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more”
— Carl Jung
Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star‑stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself”
— Carl Sagan
Astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator
“The stars are the landmarks of the universe”
— Sir John Frederick William Herschel
Polymath, astronomer, and scientist
“The exploration of the cosmos is a voyage of self-discovery”
— Carl Sagan
Astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator
“To find the universal elements enough… to be thrilled by the stars at night… these are some of the rewards of the simple life”
— John Burroughs
Naturalist and essayist
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet… Be curious. And however difficult life may seem… it matters that you don’t just give up”
— Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist
“Our future depends powerfully on how well we understand this cosmos in which we float, like a mote of dust in the morning sky”
— Carl Sagan
Astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator
“Stars are the universe’s reminder that beauty exists in chaos”
— Carl Jung
Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

Quotes from Writers, Authors and Influential Figures

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings”
— William Shakespeare
Playwright and poet
“Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you”
— Aberjhani
Poet, writer, and columnist
“Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars”
— Max Ehrmann
Writer, poet, and attorney
“One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
Journalist, novelist, and poet
“I’m restless, things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again”
— Anaïs Nin
Diarist, essayist, and novelist
“Millionaires don’t use astrology, billionaires do”
— J.P. Morgan
Financier and investment banker
“The cosmos is a vast living body, of which we are parts… The moon is a great nerve‑center from which we quiver forever”
— Oscar Wilde
Playwright, novelist, and poet
“The Earth and everything around it is connected — the sky and the planets and the stars and everything else we see as a mystery”
— Marion Cotillard
Actress and environmental advocate
“Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them”
— Carl Schurz
Statesman, reformer, and Civil War general
“Reach for the stars, and even if you miss, you’ll land among the galaxies”
— Les Brown
Motivational speaker and author
“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise”
— Maya Angelou
Poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist

Written by a Human, not AI