Quotes About Famous Poets

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―This is what our love is––a sacred pattern of unbroken unity sewn flawlessly invisible inside all other images, thoughts, smells, and sounds.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―Poetry, like jazz, is one of those dazzling diamonds of creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.‖ ― Aberjhani, Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black

―In a rich moonlit garden, flowers open beneath the eyes of entire nations terrified to acknowledge the simplicity of the beauty of peace.‖ ― Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

―In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own; and to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.‖ ― Aberjhani, Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World

―I called it a baptism in flaming ink that forced me to shed my shyness about recognizing myself as a poet and to accept the fact that life had never given me any choice in the matter. And then I had to discover exactly what that meant.‖ ― Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again

―When a reader enters the pages of a book of poetry, he or she enters a world where dreams transform the past into knowledge made applicable to the present, and where visions shape the present into extraordinary possibilities for the future.‖ ― Aberjhani, Collected Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black

―Iron deficiency can lead to a wardrobe full of crumpled clothes‖ ― Benny Bellamacina, Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems

―A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and when broken hearts bleed pain in darkness without the relief of compassion, the voice of an exceptional poet producing exceptional work is not something the world can afford to dismiss.‖ ― Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again

―Many Americans first fell in love with the poetry of the thirteenth century teacher and spiritual leader Jelalludin Rumi during the early 1990s when the unparalleled lyrical grace, philosophical brilliance, and spiritual daring of his work took modern Western readers completely by surprise. The impact of its soulful beauty and the depth of its profound humanity were so intense that they reportedly prompted numerous individuals to spontaneously compose poetry.‖ ― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

―The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―The ecstatic beauty and soulful grace of Rumi‘s poetry inspires human hearts to believe in possibilities beyond the predictably fatal.‖ ― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

―What is this slow blue dream of living, and this fevered death by dreaming?‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―Rainer Maria Rilke greeted and wrestled with the angels of his Duino Elegies in the solitude of a castle surrounded by white cliffs tall trees and the sea. I greeted most of mine in the solitude of a house that still vibrated with the throbs of a singular life that had helped shape many lives and with the ache of attempts to render useful service to that life. The River of Winged Dreams was therefore constructed as a link between dimensions of past and future emotions and intellect and matter and spirit.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―Theirs two ways to become a famous Poet, find that one person that knows somebody, that knows somebody, that knows somebody. Or die trying‖ ― Stanley Victor Paskavich, Return to Stantasyland

Quotes tagged as "famous-quotes" (showing 1-30 of 41)

―Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmare to the jeweled vision of a life started anew.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.‖ ― Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

―If I say your voice is an amber waterfall in which I yearn to burn each day, if you eat my mouth like a mystical rose with powers of healing and damnation, If I confess that your body is the only civilization I long to experience… would it mean that we are close to knowing something about love?‖ ― Aberjhani, Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black

―This is what our love is––a sacred pattern of unbroken unity sewn flawlessly invisible inside all other images, thoughts, smells, and sounds.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―History dressed up in the glow of love‘s kiss turned grief into beauty.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.‖ ― Leonardo da Vinci

―Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―The same hot lightning that burns your blood with passion–– cools your fears with peace.‖ ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

―In a rich moonlit garden, flowers open beneath the eyes of entire nations terrified to acknowledge the simplicity of the beauty of peace.‖ ― Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

―In your hands winter is a book with cloud pages that snow pearls of love.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries, and to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.‖ ― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

―Your Queen I cannot be. Your mistress I will not be.‖ ― Maxwell Anderson, Anne of the Thousand Days

―I grew up once, I decided never to do it again‖ ― Benny Bellamacina, The King of Rhyme

―Think before you speak, unless it's urgent‖ ― Benny Bellamacina, Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems

―Time (again, Time) like the soul, wears many faces, many bodies and climates and attitudes. The past is one face, the present a second and the future yet another.‖ ― Aberjhani, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

―Rather be true friend to one and known by none, than known by many but have no true friends in any‖ ― Jaga

―If you can't make ends meet, meet them in the middle instead‖ ― Benny Bellamacina, The King of Rhyme

―The important thing to remember is not to forget‖ ― Benny Bellamacina, Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems

―Only one wish I have, and that is to die a happy man.‖ ― Jonathan Anthony Burkett

―Iron deficiency can lead to a wardrobe full of crumpled clothes‖ ― Benny Bellamacina, Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems

―Wherever you may go; Life is a beautiful thing. Life is like a passing season. It comes and go. Whatever may come, it's better to enjoy the changing seasons.‖ ― Happy Positivity

―We can create a more beautiful nature by not touching it and by leaving it alone!‖ ― Mehmet Murat ildan

―Vive deprisa, muere joven y deja un lindo cadáver‖ ― Nick Romano

―The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry.‖ ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

―A wise beautiful lake never desires to be famous, because fame dirty it! To remain pure, distance yourself from the reputation!‖ ― Mehmet Murat ildan

―Why do I write? Because I like telling stories and I don't like repeating myself (insert chuckle here).‖ ― Najeev Raj Nadarajah, Dream Caster

―I'm Noah, and you are the ship coasting along the banks and as long as you are my valentine I will sail between your eyes..‖ ― Adel Abouhana

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare

If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge? William Shakespeare

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. William Shakespeare If music be the food of love, play on. William Shakespeare Hell is empty and all the devils are here. William Shakespeare It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. William Shakespeare God has given you one face, and you make yourself another. William Shakespeare

The wheel is come full circle. William Shakespeare Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow. William Shakespeare Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. William Shakespeare Listen to many, speak to a few. William Shakespeare One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. William Shakespeare The course of true love never did run smooth. William Shakespeare Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind. William Shakespeare Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. William Shakespeare There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare

As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. William Shakespeare Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. William Shakespeare

Where there is love there is life. Mahatma Gandhi The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him. Mahatma Gandhi First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. Mahatma Gandhi Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. Mahatma Gandhi A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. Mahatma Gandhi The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. Mahatma Gandhi A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. Mahatma Gandhi Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul. Mahatma Gandhi A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mahatma Gandhi Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. Mahatma Gandhi

Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth. Mahatma Gandhi Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. Mahatma Gandhi If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm. Mahatma Gandhi A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. Mahatma Gandhi There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. Mahatma Gandhi An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching. Mahatma Gandhi

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

You have to dream before your dreams can come true. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If we are not free, no one will respect us. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

War is never a lasting solution for any problem. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo da Vinci

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. Leonardo da Vinci

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else. Leonardo da Vinci

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci

A well-spent day brings happy sleep. Leonardo da Vinci

Art is never finished, only abandoned. Leonardo da Vinci

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. Leonardo da Vinci

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo da Vinci

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. Leonardo da Vinci

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Leonardo da Vinci

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? Leonardo da Vinci

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Leonardo da Vinci

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Leonardo da Vinci

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art. Leonardo da Vinci

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. Leonardo da Vinci

Water is the driving force of all nature. Leonardo da Vinci

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. Leonardo da Vinci

Learning never exhausts the mind. Leonardo da Vinci

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. Swami Vivekananda

Success Life Idea We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. Swami Vivekananda

Wisdom Travel Care

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. Swami Vivekananda

Religion God Yourself You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. Swami Vivekananda

Teacher Spiritual Soul All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark. Swami Vivekananda

Eyes Dark Universe If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better. Swami Vivekananda

Money Help Others The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them. Swami Vivekananda

Good God Others Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth. Swami Vivekananda

Truth Struggle Idea The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free. Swami Vivekananda

God Free Moment Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak. Swami Vivekananda

Greatest Others Soul The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. Swami Vivekananda

Strength Great Strong All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything. Swami Vivekananda

Secret Degree Oneness Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being. Swami Vivekananda

God Cannot Living Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way. Swami Vivekananda

Cannot Hand Hands Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true. Swami Vivekananda

Truth True Ways When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state. Swami Vivekananda

Mind Idea State God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life. Swami Vivekananda

Religion Life God If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Swami Vivekananda

Faith Sure Ourselves The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that. Swami Vivekananda

Power Cannot Greatest That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material. Swami Vivekananda

Material Reached Disturbed The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free. Swami Vivekananda

Free Behind Cause

External nature is only internal nature writ large. Swami Vivekananda

Nature Large Internal

In one word, this ideal is that you are divine. Swami Vivekananda

Word Divine Ideal As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God. Swami Vivekananda

God Though Sea

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached. Swami Vivekananda

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha

Life Future Mind

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha

Inspirational Best Health Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. Buddha Anger Holding Coal Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha

Inspirational Life Happiness We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha

Mind Thoughts Pure

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Buddha

Truth Cannot Three

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood. Buddha

Blood Tongue Drawing To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. Buddha

Parenting Happiness Wisdom You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. Buddha

Love Yourself Universe However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? Buddha

Words Read Speak No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha

May Path Ourselves

The mind is everything. What you think you become. Buddha

Mind Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. Buddha

Peace Mind Others There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. Buddha

Truth Mistakes Road To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. Buddha

Health Mind Strong It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. Buddha

Yourself Cannot Win Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. Buddha

Religion Life Cannot To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. Buddha

Death Life Wise Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. Buddha

Love Hatred Rule In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. Buddha

Anger Truth Ourselves Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Buddha

Peace Words Word I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. Buddha

Remains You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. Buddha

Anger Punished We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. Buddha

Thoughts Arises

It is a man's own mind

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

Success Failure Loss

If you're going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill

Motivational Keep Hell Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill

Failure Ignorance Philosophy

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill

Success Courage Failure You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. Winston Churchill

Life Enemy Means I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. Winston Churchill

Morning May Drunk A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

Pessimist Optimist Difficulty

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. Winston Churchill

Future Mind Empires

Never, never, never give up. Winston Churchill

Motivational A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Winston Churchill

Truth Lie Chance Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill

Courage Speak Takes The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill

Government Best Against The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. Winston Churchill

Truth May End My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me. Winston Churchill

Marriage Wife Able All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill

Great Freedom Simple Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. Winston Churchill

Strength Effort Key We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill

Brainy Life Living

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill

Attitude Difference You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. Winston Churchill

Tried Count

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. Winston Churchill

Change Often Perfect We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Winston Churchill

War May Fight Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Winston Churchill

End Beginning Perhaps A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Winston Churchill

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Winston Churchill

Blessings Socialism Virtue Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon. Winston Churchill

Aristotle 384-322 B.C. Courtesy of translator Giles Laurén, author of The Stoic's Bible from Aristotle. The Nichomean Ethics. W. D. Ross.  Every art and every inquiry and similarly every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good, and for this reason the good has been declared to be that at which all things aim.

ARIST. Nico. I.1.

 If there is some end in the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the chief good. Knowing this will have a great influence on how we live our lives.

ARIST. Nico. I.2.  Politics appears to be the master art for it includes so many others and its purpose is the good of man. While it is worthy to perfect one man, it is finer and more godlike to perfect a nation.

ARIST. Nico. I.2.

 It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of thing in so far as its nature admits.

ARIST. Nico. I.3.

 Each man judges well the things he knows.

ARIST. Nico. I.3.

 Men generally agree that the highest good attainable by action is happiness, and identify living well and doing well with happiness.

ARIST. Nico. I.4.

 There are three prominent types of life: pleasure, political and contemplative. The mass of mankind is slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts; they have some ground for this view since they are imitating many of those in high places. People of superior refinement identify happiness with honour, or virtue, and generally the political life.

ARIST. Nico. I.5.

 The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion since wealth is not the good we are seeking and is merely useful for the sake of something else.

ARIST. Nico. I.5.

 Our duty as philosophers requires us to honour truth above our friends.

ARIST. Nico. I.6.

 If things are good in themselves, the good will appear as something identical in them all, but the accounts of the goodness in honour, wisdom, and pleasure are diverse. The good therefore is not some common element answering to one Idea. ARIST. Nico. I.6.

 Even if there be one good which is universally predictable or is capable of independent existence, it could not be attained by man.

ARIST. Nico. I.7.

 If there is an end for all we do, it will be the good achievable by action.

ARIST. Nico. I.7.

 The self-sufficient we define as that which when isolated makes life desirable and complete, and such we think happiness to be. It cannot be exceeded and is therefore the end of action.

ARIST. Nico. I.7.

 If we consider the function of man to be a certain kind of life, and this to be an activity of the soul implying a rational principle, and the function of a good man to be the noble performance of these, and if any action is well performed when it is performed in accordance with the appropriate principle; if this is the case, human good turns out to be activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.

ARIST. Nico. I.7.

 We must first roughly sketch the good and later fill in the details; anyone is capable of articulating what has once been well outlined. The beginning is thought to be more than half of the whole.

ARIST. Nico. I.7.

 Some identify Happiness with virtue, some with practical wisdom, others with a kind of philosophical wisdom, others add or exclude pleasure and yet others include prosperity. We agree with those who identify happiness with virtue, for virtue belongs with virtuous behaviour and virtue is only known by its acts.

ARIST. Nico. I.8.  Lovers of what is noble find pleasant the things that are by nature pleasant; since virtue is by nature pleasant, they by virtuous actions find their pleasures within themselves.

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 The man who does not rejoice in noble actions is not good; the good man judges well in matters of the good and the noble.

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 Most noble is that which is most just, best is health; Most pleasant is to win what we love. Delphic Inscription.

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 Is happiness to be acquired by learning, by habit, or some other form of training? It seems to come as a result of virtue and some process of learning and to be among the godlike things since its end is godlike and blessed.

ARIST. Nico. I.9.

 All who are able, may gain virtue by study and care, for it is better to be happy by the action of nature than by chance. To entrust to chance what is most important would be defective reasoning.

ARIST. Nico. I.9.

 Political science spends most of its pains on forming its citizens to be of good character and capable of noble acts.

ARIST. Nico. I.9.

 Durable virtue will belong to the happy man, and he will be happy throughout his life, for he will always opt for virtuous acts and thoughts and he will bear the hazards of life with nobility and live beyond reproach.

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 No happy man can become miserable, for he will never do acts that are hateful and mean. ARIST. Nico. I.10.

 Should we not say that he is happy whose acts are virtuous and has adequate external goods for his lifetime?

ARIST. Nico. I.10.

 No one praises happiness as he does justice, but rather calls it blessed, as being something more divine and better. Praise is appropriate to virtue, because as a result of virtue men tend to do noble deeds.

William Wordsworth quotes (showing 1-30 of 140) ―The best portion of a good man's life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.‖ ― William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads

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―Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop Than when we soar.‖ ― William Wordsworth, The Excursion 1814

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―Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.‖ ― William Wordsworth

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―Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be...‖ ― William Wordsworth tags: glory, hope, poetry, strength 481 likes like

―I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.‖ ― William Wordsworth, I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud tags: daffodils, peace, poetry, serenity 343 likes like

―Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.‖ ― William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads tags: poetry 162 likes like

―What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be; In the soothing thoughts that spring Out of human suffering; In the faith that looks through death, In years that bring the philosophic mind.‖ ― William Wordsworth

―Nature never did betray The heart that loved her.‖ ― William Wordsworth

―Rest and be thankful.‖ ― William Wordsworth

―Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.‖ ― William Wordsworth

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. Rabindranath Tagore

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. Rabindranath Tagore

Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it. Rabindranath Tagore

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. Rabindranath Tagore

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present. Rabindranath Tagore

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation. Rabindranath Tagore Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. Rabindranath Tagore

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence. Rabindranath Tagore

Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name. Rabindranath Tagore

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. Rabindranath Tagore

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. Rabindranath Tagore

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom. Rabindranath Tagore

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence. Rabindranath Tagore Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. Rabindranath Tagore

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Rabindranath Tagore Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf. Rabindranath Tagore

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. Rabindranath Tagore

Facts are many, but the truth is one. Rabindranath Tagore

From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest. Rabindranath Tagore

He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good. Rabindranath Tagore

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. Albert Einstein

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. Albert Einstein

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. Albert Einstein

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Albert Einstein

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. Albert Einstein

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? Albert Einstein

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. Albert Einstein

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Albert Einstein Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Albert Einstein

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. Albert Einstein

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Albert Einstein

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein

What we really are matters more than what other people think of us. Jawaharlal Nehru

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. Jawaharlal Nehru

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Jawaharlal Nehru

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. Jawaharlal Nehru

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. Jawaharlal Nehru

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. Jawaharlal Nehru

Ignorance is always afraid of change. Jawaharlal Nehru

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself. Jawaharlal Nehru

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us. Jawaharlal Nehru

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them. Jawaharlal Nehru

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say. Jawaharlal Nehru

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action. Jawaharlal Nehru

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes. Jawaharlal Nehru

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. Jawaharlal Nehru

The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds. Jawaharlal Nehru

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Jawaharlal Nehru

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. Jawaharlal Nehru

Every little thing counts in a crisis. Jawaharlal Nehru

You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall. Jawaharlal Nehru

Citizenship consists in the service of the country. Jawaharlal Nehru

There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear. Jawaharlal Nehru

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive. Jawaharlal Nehru

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes. Jawaharlal Nehru

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think. Jawaharlal Nehru

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends. Jawaharlal Nehru

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life"

―I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.‖ ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland tags: alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland, humor, inspirational, philosophy-of- life, psychological 8928 likes like

―The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.‖ ― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman tags: life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, progress 1985 likes like

―When what you hear and what you see don't match, trust your eyes.‖ ― Dale Renton tags: philosophy-of-life, relationships 313 likes like

―Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.‖ ― C.S. Lewis tags: philosophy-of-life 310 likes like

―Don't bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: humor, life-and-living, life-lessons, philisophical, philosophy-of-life 193 likes like

―Disappointment will come when your effort does not give you the expected return. If things don‘t go as planned or if you face failure. Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. What did this failure teach me? is the question you will need to ask. You will feel miserable. You will want to quit, like I wanted to when nine publishers rejected my first book. Some IITians kill themselves over low grades – how silly is that? But that is how much failure can hurt you. But it‘s life. If challenges could always be overcome, they would cease to be a challenge. And remember – if you are failing at something, that means you are at your limit or potential. And that‘s where you want to be. Disappointment‘ s cousin is Frustration, the second storm. Have you ever been frustrated? It happens when things are stuck. This is especially relevant in India. From traffic jams to getting that job you deserve, sometimes things take so long that you don‘t know if you chose the right goal. After books, I set the goal of writing for Bollywood, as I thought they needed writers. I am called extremely lucky, but it took me five years to get close to a release. Frustration saps excitement, and turns your initial energy into something negative, making you a bitter person. How did I deal with it? A realistic assessment of the time involved – movies take a long time to make even though they are watched quickly, seeking a certain enjoyment in the process rather than the end result – at least I was learning how to write scripts, having a side plan – I had my third book to write and even something as simple as pleasurable distractions in your life – friends, food, travel can help you overcome it. Remember, nothing is to be taken seriously. Frustration is a sign somewhere, you took it too seriously.‖ ― Chetan Bhagat tags: disappointment, philosophy-of-life, spark 184 likes like

―Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.‖ ― Voltaire tags: philosophy-of-life 173 likes like

―No matter how many plans you make or how much in control you are, life is always winging it.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: life-and-death, life-and-living, philosophical, philosophy-of- life, spontaneity 139 likes like

―Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.‖ ― Terry Pratchett, Maskerade tags: philosophy-of-life 102 likes like

―The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: philisophical, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, philosophy-of-people 102 likes like

―There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.‖ ― Albert Camus tags: philosophy-of-life 100 likes like

―How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself and in no instance bypass the discriminations of reason? You have been given the principles that you ought to endorse, and you have endorsed them. What kind of teacher, then, are you still waiting for in order to refer your self- improvement to him? You are no longer a boy, but a full-grown man. If you are careless and lazy now and keep putting things off and always deferring the day after which you will attend to yourself, you will not notice that you are making no progress, but you will live and die as someone quite ordinary. From now on, then, resolve to live as a grown-up who is making progress, and make whatever you think best a law that you never set aside. And whenever you encounter anything that is difficult or pleasurable, or highly or lowly regarded, remember that the contest is now: you are at the Olympic Games, you cannot wait any longer, and that your progress is wrecked or preserved by a single day and a single event. That is how Socrates fulfilled himself by attending to nothing except reason in everything he encountered. And you, although you are not yet a Socrates, should live as someone who at least wants to be a Socrates.‖ ― Epictetus tags: philosophy-of-life 86 likes like

―Human evolution has two steps - from being somebody to being nobody; and from being nobody to being everybody. This knowledge can bring sharing and caring throughout the world.‖ ― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar tags: advice, philosophy-of-life 81 likes like

―I have never, in all my life, not for one moment, been tempted toward religion of any kind. The fact is that I feel no spiritual void. I have my philosophy of life, which does not include any aspect of the supernatural and which I find totally satisfying. I am, in short, a rationalist and believe only that which reason tells me is so.‖ ― Isaac Asimov, I. Asimov: A Memoir tags: atheism, philosophy-of-life, religion 77 likes like

―My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.‖ ― Phyllis Diller tags: philosophy-of-life 73 likes like

―The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: dreams, dreams-inspirational, philosophical, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 71 likes like

―All is fair in love and war‖ ― Sun Tzu tags: art-of-war, love, love-and-war, philosophy-of-life 69 likes like

―We can't know or say what other people do. You have to think what youwant to do to get the situation where you want it to be.‖ ― E. Lockhart, The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them tags: life, philosophy-of-life 61 likes like

―Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.‖ ― Italo Calvino, If On a Winter's Night A Traveler tags: books, philosophy-of-life, reading 53 likes like

―If you don't want to be in an argument with someone, it is probably best to try to solve the problem, rather than lying around hoping the other person will do it for you.‖ ― E. Lockhart, The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them tags: arguments, philosophy-of-life 52 likes like

―It takes billions of years to create a human being. And it takes only a few seconds to die.‖ ― Jostein Gaarder, Maya tags: philosophy-of-life 50 likes like

―Dacă omul va uita cu desăvârşire că există moarte, că există un sfârşit, riscăm să ne întoarcem la maimuţe. Explicaţia este simplă: omul activ, omul creator, este excitat mai ales de ideea că într-o zi se va termina totul, că va avea un sfârşit, o odihnă definitivă. Cultivă la maximum conştiinţa acestui sfârşit, şi vei obţine de la oameni cele mai extraordinare eforturi. Cine ştie asta incontinuu este în stare să ridice munţii, este în stare de cele mai crâncene libertăţi, de cele mai curajoase acte.‖ ― Mircea Eliade, Huliganii tags: philosophy-of-life 50 likes like

―Life is a constant process of dying.‖ ― Arthur Schopenhauer tags: philosophy-of-life 47 likes like

―Nothing is as it seems, but something is everything it is made out to be.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: philosophical, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, thinkers, thinking 42 likes like

―When people say they hate life, to what are they comparing it to? The alternative isn't any more appealing.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: philisophical, philosophy-of-life, philosphy, philsophical-thought 35 likes like

―Have I had two roads, I would have chosen their third.‖ ― Mahmoud Darwish, In the Presence of Absence tags: mahmoud-darwish, philosophy-of-life, poetry-quotes 33 likes like

―Time changes nothing, girl, but the size of your underwear. . .and hopefully your hairdo.‖ ― Minton Sparks tags: humor, philosophy-of-life, poet, storyteller 26 likes like

―No matter where you go, there you are.‖ ― Keith Caserta tags: humor, philosophy-of-life 25 likes like

―Alas, Siddhartha, I see you suffering, but you're suffering a pain at which one would like to laugh, at which you'll soon laugh for yourself.‖ ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha tags: philosophy-of-life 24 likes like

―Maybe you had to be dying to finally get to do what you wanted.

I fidgeted around with the puzzle pieces for a while longer, but I wasn't lucky. Nothing seemed to fit without a whole lot of work.

Then I had this thought: What if it was enough to realize that you would die someday, that none of this would go on forever? Would that be enough?‖ ― Carol Rifka Brunt, Tell the Wolves I'm Home tags: choices, dying, philosophy-of-life 20 likes like

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 31-60 of 427) ―I don't have to hide or be somebody I'm not. I don't have to compromise. I can just be myself.‖ ― Cory Monteith tags: cory-monteith, life, philosophy-of-life, truthful 53 likes like

―Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least.‖ ― Goethe tags: philosophy-of-life 50 likes like

―Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun.‖ ― Criss Jami tags: blunt, bluntness, building, building- up, care, caring, clever, considerate, consideration,construction, destroying, des truction, emotion, emotional-impulse, fun, funny, funny-but- true, havoc,helping- others, honest, honesty, humor, impulse, life, love, meaning, meaning-of- life, morality,philosophy, philosophy-of- life, pure, purpose, rhetoric, rhetorical, right, right-and-wrong, right-and- wrong-in-philosophy, righteousness, sarcasm, sarcastic, sarcastic-humor, self- control, stand-out,standing-out, true, truth, truth-telling, witty, wrong 46 likes like

―Every man has forgotten who he is. One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God; but thou shalt not know thyself. We are all under the same mental calamity; we have all forgotten our names. We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practicality and positivism only means that for certain dead levels of our life we forget that we have forgotten. All that we call spirit and art and ecstasy only means that for one awful moment we remember that we forget.‖ ― G.K. Chesterton tags: orthodoxy, philosophy-of-life, theology 42 likes like

―It comes from within.‖ ― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change tags: philosophy-of-life 41 likes like

―All I know is that I do not know anything‖ ― Socrates tags: philosophy-of-life 30 likes like

―Dear little Swallow,‘ said the Prince, ‗you tell me of marvelous things, but more marvelous than anything is the suffering of men and of women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery.‖ ― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Tales tags: philosophy-of-life 29 likes like

―Best way to get rid of pain is to have some more of it....you will feel better!!‖ ― rahul tags: inspirational, life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, time, trust, truth, wisdom 27 likes like

―One person's greatest regret is another person's greatest memory.‖ ― Angela Lam Turpin

―Don‘t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.‖ ― Bertolt Brecht

―Let animals live like animals; let humans live like humans. That's my whole philosophy in a sentence.‖ ― Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger

―There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.‖ ― E.A. Bucchianeri

―perception shapes priorities, priorities shape people‖ ― Ben Thompson

―It is always the little things that build up. Often there is no dramatic reason for discontent in marriages. It seeps in slowly over the years. You don't even notice it creeping in. It happens, trickle by trickle. You do not realise when or how the easy familiarity gets replaced by a 'taken- for-granted' attitude over the years. By the time you do, it is often late. Habits have been formed, patterns have been set. And a comfort-zone have been established.

A zone that is hard to get out of.‖ ― Preeti Shenoy, The Secret Wish List

―Izzi: Remember Moses Morales? Tom Verde: Who? Izzi: The Mayan guide I told you about. Tom Verde: From your trip. Izzi: Yeah. The last night I was with him, he told me about his father, who had died. Well Moses wouldn't believe it. Tom Verde: Izzi... Izzi: [embraces Tom] No, no. Listen, listen. He said that if they dug his father's body up, it would be gone. They planted a seed over his grave. The seed became a tree. Moses said his father became a part of that tree. He grew into the wood, into the bloom. And when a sparrow ate the tree's fruit, his father flew with the birds. He said... death was his father's road to awe. That's what he called it. The road to awe. Now, I've been trying to write the last chapter and I haven't been able to get that out of my head! Tom Verde: Why are you telling me this? Izzi: I'm not afraid anymore, Tommy.‖ ― Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain

―If we are merely matter intricately assembled, is this really demeaning? If there's nothing here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?‖ ― Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

―As to the roaming of sages, They move in utter emptiness, Let their minds meander in the great nothingness; They run beyond convention And go through where there is no gateway. They listen to the soundless And look at the formless, They are not constrained by society And not bound to its customs. - Lao-tzu‖ ― Laozi tags: philosophy-of-life 16 likes like

―The world was made in order to result in a beautiful book.‖ ― Stéphane Mallarmé tags: book, life, philosophy-of-life, world 13 likes like

―Nothing will be resolved here. Nothing is ever resolved without war. It is the way of the universe.‖ ― Marianne Curley, The Key

―Listen." Jennifer reverted, "I didn't mean anything by all of that before. I understand what you were trying to do and ..." She struggled for the right words. "Sweetie, like love, people don't live inside of life, life lives inside of you. Open yourself up to it and there's no stopping your heart.‖ ― Carroll Bryant, Children Of The Flower Power

―You have to be able to recognize your truths in the daylight before you can find them in the dark.‖ ― Kelli Jae Baeli, Immortality or Something Like It

―... the river is everywhere at once, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the rapids, in the sea, in the mountains, everywhere at once, and that there is only the present time for it, not the shadow of the past, not the shadow of the future.‖ ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

―All the steeps we make in life they count with time,and it doesn't matter which steep you have made in life ,wether a steep forward or a steep backward,because they are all steeps towards the grave.‖ ― Jean .D. Habimana

―There is nothing like a crisis to define who you are.‖ ― Dexter Morgan

―Progress should never be impeded by a need to coddle adults who respond to the world as children.‖ ― Kelli Jae Baeli, Supernatural Hypocrisy: The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology

―The conundrum of sanity and insanity, is that it serves us to be some of each. It's really only a question of degrees. You cannot possibly be 100% adjusted and live in this INSANE world. A little bit of crazy is a coping skill.‖ ― Kelli Jae Baeli, Too Much World tags: coping-skill, insane, insanity, philosophy-of-life, sane, sanity 7 likes like

―After a breath and before another, there's plenty of time to rest.‖ ― Basith, Autopsy of the seasons tags: philosophy-of-life 6 likes like

―Those masks we wear not to shield others; but ourselves from who we are.‖ ― Basith, Autopsy of the seasons tags: philosophy-of-life 6 likes like

―Duty were our games.‖ ― William Wordsworth, The Prelude

Quotes About Philosophy Of Life

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 61-90 of 427)

―Man's status in the natural world is determined, therefore, by the quality of his thinking.‖ ― Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages tags: law-of-attraction, philosophy-of-life 34 likes like

―Looking into the spirit of others is sometimes like looking into a pond. Though we aim to see what's deep in the bottom, we are often distracted by our own reflection.‖ ― Katina Ferguson tags: epiphany, inspirational, philosophy-of-life 23 likes like

―Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.‖ ― Friedrich Schiller tags: philosophy-of-life 20 likes like

―Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.‖ ― Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1 tags: philosophy-of-life 19 likes like

―One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda‖ ― Eva Ibbotson, The Morning Gift

―It is not the truth that people cannot handle. It is the consequences that stem from that truth.‖ ― J.K. Miller II, Reborn

―Live how you live, feel how you feel and fuck all the phonies in your way.‖ ― Christopher Krovatin, Heavy Metal And You

―If you measure your life by what you own, the cavern of your heart will never be filled.‖ ― James D. Maxon

―It is a law of nature that every decent man on earth is bound to be a coward and a slave‖ ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground tags: philosophy-of-life 11 likes like

―The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience. Patience means restraining one's inclinations. There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient. I am not as strong as I might be, but I have long known and practiced patience. And if my descendants wish to be as I am, they must study patience.‖ ― Tokugawa Iehiro tags: inspirational, philosophy-of-life 11 likes like

―The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. But what an awful fate this means for mankind as a whole! We are like lambs in a field, disporting themselves under the eye of the butcher, who chooses out first one and then another for his prey.‖ ― Arthur Schopenhauer, On the Suffering of the World tags: pessimism, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 11 likes like

―The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.‖ ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

―To be, or not to be: what a question!‖ ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World: Volume I tags: existence, faust, funny, humor, marlowe, philosophical- humor, philosophy, philosophy-of-life,questions, questions-and- answers, questions-in-life, shakespeare, to-be-or-not-to-be 9 likes like

―Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.‖ ― Thomas Aquinas

―A lot of people see doubt as legitimate philosophical posture. They think of themselves in the middle, whereas of course really, they're nowhere.‖ ― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy

―...I should always find, the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind; but that middle station had the fewest disasters, and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes as the higher or lower part of mankind; nay, they were not subjected to so many distempers and uneasinesses either of body or mind, as those were who, by vicious living, luxury, and extravagances on one hand, or by hard labor, want of necessaries, and mean or insufficient diet on the other hand, bring distempers upon themselves by the natural consequences of their way of living; that the middle station of life was calculated for all kind of virtues and all kind of enjoyments; that peace and plenty were the handmaids of a middle fortune; that temperance, moderation, quietness, health, society, all agreeable diversions, and all desirable pleasures, were the blessings attending the middle station of life...‖ ― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

―Don't make me come down there. - God‖ ― Keith Caserta, Soul Searching

―In the eyeball there is a clash between creation and reflection. The two-way globes of sight are magical revolving doors where the creative spirit meets itself in the created spirit. The eye that surveys the universe is the universe's own eye.‖ ― Jostein Gaarder, Maya

―But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.‖ ― Mark Twain

―When Nietszche says, "A new commandment I give to you, be hard" he is really saying, "A new commandment I give to you, be dead." Sensibility is the definition of life.‖ ― G.K. Chesterton, Heretics

―I asked Elsie how much food they needed from outside the community. 'Flour and sugar,' she said, and then thought a bit. 'Sometimes we'll buy pretzels as a splurge.'

It crossed my mind that the world's most efficient psychological evaluation would have just one question: Define splurge.‖ ― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

―The single most important human insight to be gained from this way of comparing societies is perhaps the realization that everything could have been different in our own society – that the way we live is only one among innumerable ways of life which humans have adopted. If we glance sideways and backwards, we will quickly discover that modern society, with its many possibilities and seducing offers, its dizzying complexity and its impressive technological advances, is a way of life which has not been tried out for long. Perhaps, psychologically speaking, we have just left the cave: in terms of the history of our species, we have but spent a moment in modern societies. (..) Anthropology may not provide the answer to the question of the meaning of life, but at least it can tell us that there are many ways in which to make a life meaningful.‖ ― Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

―Io avevo bisogno di ammirare innanzi di amare.‖ ― Sibilla Aleramo, A Woman

―There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it.‖ ― Basith, Autopsy of the seasons

―These thrill seeker people doing extreme sports...they have a hideous accident, go through agonizing recovery, and then go back to that activity that nearly killed them...that's not facing your fear, that's embracing your stupidity.‖ ― Kelli Jae Baeli, Immortality or Something Like It tags: danger, fear, philosophy-of-life, stupidity, thrill-seekers 2 likes like

―LOOK AT MY BLOOD FLOWERS, BECAUSE I WRITE WITH A SERENE SHARP BLADE THAT SOOTHES. AS MUCH AS CUTS INTO THE DEEPEST PARTS OF MY SOUL.‖ ― Basith, Autopsy of the seasons tags: love, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―You can't do that, it makes too much sense.‖ ― Daven Anderson

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 91-120 of 427)

―When shit becomes valuable, the poor will be born without assholes.‖ ― Henry Miller tags: philosophy-of-life 26 likes like

―Вечер угасне електричеството.Обгърне ме благодетелна тъмнина.Все едно че съм сама.Никой не ме вижда.Дори мога да плача.Какво блаженство!Да плачеш,без да те питат защо плачеш,без да те утешават.Но за такова щастие се изисква тренировка:да плачеш,без да издадеш никакъв звук,и да си готов да отговориш на внезапен въпрос с най-невинен глас:‖Четката е на етажерката!‖ ― Blaga Dimitrova, Пътуване към себе си tags: philosophy-of-life, women 18 likes like

―The Purpose of Philosophy is to fall in Love. To strip the world of all its clothes, and fall in Love with it as it stand before you completely naked.‖ ― Ilyas Kassam tags: kassam, love, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 8 likes like

―Time passes: yesterday has gone for ever but tomorrow never comes. Let's make the most of today.‖ ― Robert Ashby tags: philosophy-of-life, reflection, time 6 likes like

―It was both odd and unjust, a real example of pitiful arbitrariness of existance, that you were born into a particular time & held prisoner there whether you wanted it or not. It gave you an indecent advantage over the past and made you a clown vis-a-vis the future.‖ ― Daniel Kehlmann tags: philosophy-of-life 5 likes like

―The only currency that we really have to spend during our lives is time. Everything else is just a sub-category.‖ ― Stephen R. Bown tags: inspirational, philosophy-of-life, time 5 likes like

―Humans are probably the only creatures who know that they will die. They know for certain and yet they keep going. A resilient spirit and a need to survive does not make for cowardice. Salma to Merrick in Simple Conversation‖ ― Sonia Rumzi tags: inspirational, philosophy-of-life, simple-conversation 4 likes like

―There are two more turds, smaller ones, and when he has eaten these, residual shit to lick out of her anus. He prays that she'll let him drop the cape over himself, to be allowed, in the silk-lined darkness, to stay a while longer with his submissive tongue straining upward into her asshole. But she moves away. The fur evaporates from his hands. She orders him to masturbate for her. She has watched Captain Blicero with Gottfried, and has learned the proper style.‖ ― Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow tags: philosophy-of-life, reality-check, sex, sex-advice, truth 4 likes like

―Why does it seem easier for us to accept reality when it is within the confinement of the animal kingdom yet so hard for us to face it in our?‖ ― Aysha Taryam, The Opposite of Indifference: A Collection of Commentaries tags: animal, culture, humanity-and-society, philosophical-musings, philosophy- of-life 3 likes like

―Westereners often think that the East is one vast Buddhist temple, which is rather like thinking the West is one vast Carthusian monastery. If the [Western people who like Buddhism] were to visit the East, he'd certainly experience many new things, but he'd find first, that the food is under lock and key and second, that humans are considered to be a miserable, destructive, greedy lot, just as they are in the West.‖ ― Daniel Quinn tags: buddhism, economy, my-ishmael, philosophy-of-life 3 likes like

―To say "He was a young fool, and now he's an old fool" is to make a distinction without a difference.‖ ― Gary Inbinder tags: irony-of-life, philosophy-of-life 3 likes like

―I mean really, how could an artistic individual stay grounded in the nitty-gritty of how many minutes per pound meat has to stay in the oven when trying to fathom the creative philosophy behind the greatest artistic minds of the world?‖ ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly tags: art, artists, artsy, being- practical, cooking, creativity, food, funny, humor, humour, keep-your-feet-on- the-ground, meat, oven, philosophical, philosophy, philosophy-of- life, practicality 3 likes like

―I can blend words easily with my pen, and show concepts from deep within. Yet not everyone gets the message I send. So why do I even let these words begin? Maybe they will soak in one day at the right time. When the readers on a new path to find. So for now I'll continue to drop ink and not worry about what other people think.‖ ― Stanley Victor Paskavich tags: life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, poetry, reading 3 likes like

―From the managerial perspective, Sir Oliver Humperdink, a heinous sort for most of his career, said the release of pentup emotions might even have been healthy for mind and soul. "As heels, we were able to be as annoying and politically incorrect‘ as possible.We were able to say and do what everyone probably wanted to say and do, but, for one reason or another, could never, ever get away with. And, by being able to do so, I generally found that my fellow heels were much more 'easygoing' than our babyface counterparts who had to 'toe the line.‖ ― Greg Oliver, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels tags: philosophy-of-life, wrestling 2 likes like

―At the same time that 'I' am the content of a relation, 'I' am also that which does the relating.‖ ― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore tags: philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―I miei gridi erano ben atroci, poiché le riviste che prima mi sollecitavano, ora mi respingono; ma la giustizia non può venire soffocata perché arde. Io non domando fama, io domando ascolto.‖ ― Sibilla Aleramo, A Woman tags: philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―The evolution revolution is here. Global sense makes common sense.‖ ― Judah Freed, GLOBAL SENSE tags: ecology, environment, global, occupy-wall-street, philosophy, philosophy- of-life, politics 2 likes like

―Il mio allontanamento dai volumi di scienza era una colpa assai meno grave di quella che consisteva nell'aver trascurato di gettar gli occhi sul grande libro della vita.‖ ― Sibilla Aleramo, A Woman tags: philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―Τν γέιην είλαη ην πξνλόκην πνπ ν Θεόο δώξηζε ζηνπο αλζξώπνπο ζαλ παξήγνξηα γηα ηελ επθπϊα ηνπο.‖ ― Marcel Pagnol tags: philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―Не сме нито глупави, нито умни.Винаги сме някъде по средата.Това ни уморява и ни прави тъжни.Човек трябва да знае къде му е мястото.‖ ― Erich Maria Remarque tags: philosophical, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―We are doomed to perdition each time life does not reveal itself as a miracle, each time the moment no longer moans in a supernatural shudder. How renew that sensation of plenitude, those seconds of delirium, those volcanic flashes, those wonders of fervor which reduce God to an accident of our clay?‖ ― E.M. Ciroran tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―And what is written well and what is written badly...need we ask Lysias or any other poet or orator who ever wrote or will write either a political or other work, in meter or out of meter, poet or prose writer, to teach us this?"

What is good, PhÊdrus, and what is not good...need we ask anyone to tell us these things?‖ ― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Η δωή είλαη ηόζν άζιηα πνπ δελ αμίδεη ηνλ θόπν λα ηελ εγθαηαιείψεηο...‖ ― Jacques Rigaut tags: philosophy-of-life, θηινζνθία-ηεο-δωή 1 likes like

―Why don‘t we just say it already?‖ He smirked. ―I mean come on now.‖ I eyed him carefully not knowing where to step. ―What is it you think we want to say?‖ ―That we love each other. I kick myself every time I stopped myself from saying it. And I know you love me and that‘s all that matters,‖ he said, pulling me close instead of away this time. We stared at the water in a shared silence. My mind wished I could say the same thing, but knowing if I wanted to was the problem. Did I even know how?‖ ― Holly Hood, Heart of Gypsies tags: life-changing, love, philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Life is a dream from which there is but one awakening.‖ ― Jack Sanger, Azimuth: The Second Journey tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Some way some how i'm going to be happy i'm going to laugh i'm going to prosper,i feel good that i remain positive thru these mess up times!!!‖ ― jojo1980 tags: hope, inspirational, life, life-and-living, philosophy, philosophy-of- life, truth 1 likes like

―It's always better to be kind than right.‖ ― Ricardo Chévere tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―The world is like a giant Alcoholic whining day to day about what others are doing. Instead of of living harmoniously and individually for Good Orderly Direction. If we have faith in our God, than why should we care how others are living their lives?‖ ― B.L. Kennison tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Sometimes I fear that even as a People when we take one step forward, we reel backwards ten times fold. I don't even think on the Precipice of Change will we truly move forward... It will most definitely take a Miracle.‖ ― Solange nicole Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 121-150 of 427)

―Life was a bloody battlefield until I conquered the enemy and won the war. Now, life is a journey, and I am a warrior. Prepared for anything and weakened by nothing. There are hills and dales, mountains and plateaus, blind spots and brilliant vistas, but none of that matters. All that matters is my second chance, and the only thing capable of disrupting my path, is myself.‖ ― B.G. Bowers, Death and Life tags: death, experience, learning-from-mistakes, life, personal- development, personal-journey,philosophy-of-life, second- chance, success, trials, tribulations, victims, warrior 5 likes like

―...it pointed to an alternative approach, a ‗negative path‘ to happiness, that entailed taking a radically different stance towards those things that most of us spend our lives trying to avoid. It involved learning to enjoy uncertainty, embracing insecurity, stopping trying to think positively, becoming familiar with failure, even learning to value death. In short, all these people seemed to agree that in order to be truly happy, we might actually need to be willing to experience more negative emotions—or, at the very least to learn to stop running quite so hard from them.‖ ― Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking tags: eudaimonia, happiness, philosophy-of-life, psychology 2 likes like

―Who says you need to wait until you 'feel like' doing something in order to start doing it? The problem, from this perspective, isn't that you don't feel motivated; it's that you imagine you need to feel motivated. If you can regard your thoughts and emotions about whatever you're procrastinating on as passing weather, you'll realise that your reluctance about working isn't something that needs to be eradicated or transformed into positivity. You can coexist with it. You can note the procrastinatory feelings and act anyway.‖ ― Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking tags: buddhism, motivation, philosophy-of-life, positive- thinking, procrastination, psychology, work 2 likes like

―If he was not exactly a Spartan, he was, you might say, spartanatical. Things happened to you; they were good,or they were bad - and that was the truth about everything.‖ ― A.E. Coppard, Dusky Ruth: And Other Stories

―Writing is turning life's worst moments into money.‖ ― J.P. Donleavy

―Sometimes an impulse is more rewarding than a calculation.‖ ― Dale Renton

―Todos nosotros somos seres imperfectos que vivimos en un mundo imperfecto.‖ ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

―I've been wondering about this free will shit. Why we still keep doing the same dance long after we've figured out its not fun anymore. So, we keep shuffing our feet, dancing that dance over and over again. And we keep getting the same result. It ain't the tune - we know that. It's just real hard to admit that when the music stops ... Its all on us.‖ ― The Cleaner tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―The Native Americans know that wolves are mirrors for humans. What they show us are our strengths and weaknesses... When I lived with the wolves, I was proud of the reflection of myself. But when I came back, I always paled in comparison.‖ ― Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf

―Happiness. We're tearing our hair out to try to find a definition of it, for heaven's sake. Is it joy? People will tell you that it isn't, that joy is a fleeting emotion, a moment of happiness, which is always welcome, mind you. And then what about pleasure, huh? Oh, yes, that's easy, everybody knows what that is, but there again it doesn't last. But is happiness not the sum total of lots of small joys and pleasures, huh?‖ ― François Lelord, Hector and the Search for Happiness

―Change blows through the branches of our existence. It fortifies the roots on which we stand, infuses crimson experience with autumn hues, dismantles Winter‘s brittle leaves, and ushers Spring into our fertile environments. Seeds of evolution burst from their pod cocoons and teardrop buds blossom into Summer flowers. Change releases its redolent scent, attracting the buzz of honey bees and the adoration of discerning butterflies.‖ ― B.G. Bowers, Death and Life

―Things don't just happen the way they happen for your its own Creator,Mentor and Destroyer‖ ― Abhishek Sundarraman

―What we gain in the world, we lose in the world, forgotten in death. We must rather fancy what we brought into the world, for therein lives our story, our legend.‖ ― Palle Oswald tags: inspirational-quotes, life-and-death, philosophy-of-life, philosophy-of- religion 0 likes like

―But sometimes you simply can't make yourself feel like acting. And in those situations, motivational advice risks making things worse, by surreptitiously strengthening your belief that you need to feel motivated before you act. By encouraging an attachment to a particular emotional state, it actually inserts an additional hurdle between you and your goal. The subtext is that if you can't make yourself feel excited and pleased about getting down to work, then you can't get down to work.‖ ― Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking tags: buddhism, happiness, philosophy-of-life, psychology 0 likes like

―Me And Ocean -- Two Deep Dreams Of God‖ ― Prince tags: attitude-toward-life, cool, love, philosophy-of-life 0 likes like

―Ignorance is bliss, but Enlightenment is nirvana‖ ― Alejandro C. Estrada tags: philosophy-of-life 0 likes like

―Don‘t worry,‖ he said, that grandfatherly smile spreading across his face once more, ―I‘ve been fishing for over forty years. You‘ve got plenty of time to catch up, maybe even pass what I‘ve done. You‘re a perspicacious piscatorial pursuer, and I‘m sure you‘ll catch the big ones.‖ ― S. Bradley Stoner, Fishing and Other Misadventures tags: fishing, humor, philosophy-of-life 0 likes like

―Each second melts like ice. Each second cloats like blood.‖ ― Dr. Prathap Kamath from Ekalavya tags: philosophy-of-life, time 0 likes like

―Destiny is always a doorstep away, if we know to move in the right direction.‖ ― K Hari Kumar tags: destiny, determinent, determinism, hardwork, k-hari- kumar, luck, motivation, philosophy,philosophy-of-life, struggle, success 0 likes like

―Nada disso tem a ver com moralidade, religião, dogmas ou grandes questões sobre a vida após a morte. A verdade com V maiúsculo diz respeito à vida antes da morte. Diz respeito a chegar aos trinta, ou quem sabe aos cinquenta, sem querer dar um tiro na cabeça. Diz respeito ao valor real de uma verdadeira educação, que não tem nada a ver com notas e diplomas e tudo a ver com simples consciência - consciência daquilo que é tão real e essencial, que está tão escondido à luz do dia onde quer que se olhe que precisamos repetir para nós mesmos a todo momento: "Isto é água, isto é água; esses esquimós podem ser bem mais do que aparentam". É incrivelmente difícil fazer isso, ter uma vida consciente e adulta, dia após dia. E com isso mais um clichê se prova verdadeiro: a nossa educação leva mesmo a vida toda, e ela começa: agora.

Desejo a vocês muito mais que sorte.‖ ― David Foster Wallace, Ficando longe do fato de já estar meio que longe de tudo tags: philosophy, philosophy-of-life, speech 0 likes like

―He is too presumptuous about the inanities of appearances, poor realities gone for a toss.‖ ― Aporva Kala, Life... Love... Kumbh... tags: appearance, philosophy-of-life, reality 0 likes like

―Your greatest adventure is written inside of you‖ ― rassool jibraeel snyman

―Maybe the question isn't whether God exists, but how we act. If we all act like God doesn't exist, then for all intents and purposes God doesn't. But if we act like God does exist, then in essence, She does.‖ ― Chris Hollenback, Sleep When You're Dead

―…progress isn't necessarily about change but about things turning out as we want them to‖ ― Phil Hogan, A Pleasure and a Calling

―If I were a bean,... I wouldn't sulk all day long.‖ ― Edna Stewart, Carpe Diem

―never trust your life in the hands of a murderer‖ ― Omar Hickman

―Do as you would be done by‖ ― Anonymous I think

―Τν κίζνο δελ είλαη ην αληίζεην ηεο αγάπεο. Τν αληίζεην ηεο αγάπεο είλαη ην θελό, ην ηίπνηα…Τν κίζνο, είλαη απιά ην πξώην βήκα!‖ ― C. Massios tags: hate, love, philosophy-of-life 0 likes like

―Когда становится совсем невмоготу, убираю гармошку и берусь за индийские сказки. Я часто их перечитываю. Очень успокаивающее занятие. Больше всего мне импонируют законы Кармы. «Тот, кто в этой жизни обидел осла, в следующей сам станет ослом». Не говоря уже о коровах. Очень справедливая система. Вот только чем глубже вникаешь, тем интереснее: кого же в прошлой жизни обидел ты?‖ ― Мариам Петросян tags: humor, philosophy-of-life 0 likes like

―The human heart needs only the bare elements to survive, the human brain wants to the limitlessness of tolerance. Finding yourself is a matter of pitching your tent in the middle.‖ ― Zephyr McIntyre

Quotes About Philosophy Of Life

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 301-330 of 427)

―Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache (usually called Idealism) Reality + Humor = Realism (also called Conservatism) Dreams - Humor = Fanaticism Dreams + Humor = Fantasy Reality + Dreams + Humor = Wisdom‖ ― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living tags: philosophy-of-life 12 likes like

وح يه ... م ىل و يت وءس دون ع ىهب ح س كج أو ح فع لهب أ ش يبء هىبك! هللا ي ب― ‖هبئ أ ص بح ال ثمه و ، ف بث ق ذ ال ىق ج ي كىن و خبئ جهب هىل ح ذ ك ف ش ير ش كري عزال ذي ه ― tags: philosophy, philosophy-of-life 8 likes like

ح خح سه و شع ب يت ث ى ة ب عذ ال ىبس أحىال دهى ح ج أن ال قذ سخري ت مه إن― ‖ ال ىظبم عه ال م س ئىل يه أحىال ف ش ير ش كري ال ذي ه عز ― tags: philosophy-of-life, policy, revolutions 7 likes like

―I have a very simple philosophy of life:

Kindness. Ferocious, unrelenting, ruthless, committed, passionate, kindness.

Life is sacred everywhere. We all have better things to do than beat each other up.

Arguing for the exception is to invest it with energy, it's to negotiate the loophole. The commitment to kindness must be total.‖ ― David Gerrold

―Sitting outside on a dark night, under the stars, invites confidences amongst people of all ages, and all walks of life. It invokes an intimacy you don‘t find under most other circumstances.‖ ― A.B. Shepherd, Lifeboat tags: communication, connectedness, connecting, connecting-with- people, philosophy-of-life 5 likes like

―That was how people got through life, he supposed: by acknowledging death and telling it, ―Not today.‖ ― Molly Ringle, Persephone's Orchard tags: death, life, philosophy-of-life, survival 5 likes like

―Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.‖ ― Nicolas Chamfort, Maximes et pensées : Caractères et anecdotes tags: humans, philosophy-of-life, reflections 4 likes like

―…praise does not make anything better or worse.‖ ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations tags: philosophy, philosophy-of-life, philosophy-of-people, praise 4 likes like

―Nature is the supreme cradle of life, and must be protected and treated with the highest respect and care.‖ ― Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason tags: creation, nature, philosophy-of-life 4 likes like

―Life is a path to reach destination.However once it is reached ,implies Life had all kind of sharp turns one time or other for all‖ ― N.Manoj tags: life-quotes, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, quotes-on-life 4 likes like

―Don`t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want‖ ― Mahmoud Reda

―Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature.‖ ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations tags: morality-without-religion, philosophy, philosophy-of-life

―Nothing is Lie until you get to know the truth, as nothing is false in Dream until you get to know that i'm Dreamer.‖ ― The Ek tags: attitude, classics, lies, philosophical, philosophy, philosophy-of- life, thinking, truth

―Une lutte qui semble perdue, est la plus excitante.‖ ― Jacques Tardi, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: Pterror Over Paris / The Eiffel Tower Demon tags: exciting, french, interesting, life, life-lesson, life-lessons, life- philosophy, lost, philosophy,philosophy-of-life, struggle

―Even in the privacy of our own thoughts, we can‘t sow lies and reap truth.‖ ― Katina Ferguson tags: philosophy-of-life, principles 3 likes like

―As human beings, our first commandment is: Something needs to happen‖ ― Chuck Palahniuk, Haunted tags: philosophy-of-life 3 likes like

―People get so frightened for no reason, but I'll tell you, to live with no purpose is a far more frightening proposition... You bring yourself to say yes when you always thought the only possible answer was no, and your whole world changes.‖ ― Liz Rosenberg tags: fear, philosophy-of-life, purpose 3 likes like

―When the world came to, it came, not to its senses, but to its madness.‖ ― Helen O'Reilly tags: philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos; for man was always small compared to the nearest tree.‖ ― G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy tags: humor, philosophy-of-life, science

―He feels a second pang now for the existence of perfection, the stubborn existence of perfection in the most vulnerable of things and in the face of his refusal-logical-admirable refusal-to engage with this existence in his heart, in his mind. For the comfortless logic, the curse of clear sight, no matter which string he pulls on the same wretched knot: (a) the futility of seeing given the fatality in a place such as this where a mother still bloody must bury her newborn, hose off, and go home to pound yam into paste; (b) the persistence of beauty, in fragility of all places!, in a dewdrop at daybreak, a thing that will end, and in moments, and in a garden, and in Ghana, lush Ghana, soft Ghana, verdant Ghana, where fragile things die.‖ ― Taiye Selasi, Ghana Must Go tags: africa, childbirth, fragility, ghana, life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―Perhaps we are like cells in the mind of God, contributing to celestial functions beyond our ken, just as our cells unknowingly fashion our thoughts and actions. Perhaps the laws of nature order and constrain even the living and eternal Deity from which they spring, and of which they are a part.‖ ― Robert Christian, Common Sense Renewed tags: deity, humanistic, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―The elements of life do not segregate themselves, unless they are human.‖ ― Zephyr A. McIntyre tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Frustration is your belief that things should be different than they are. So, when frustrated, ask yourself 'what should be different?'. In the end, you will find things are the way they are, as a result of your choices. Accept responsibility and start making different choices. Your life will be more peaceful as a result.‖ ― L.R.W. Lee tags: inspirational-life, philosophy-of-life, self-improvement 1 likes like

―We are all part of a universal game. Returning to our essence while living in the world is the object of the game. The earth is the game board, and we are the pieces on the board. We move around and around until we remember who we really are, and then we can be taken off the board. At that point, we are no longer the game-piece, but the player; we've won the game.‖ ― Kenny Werner, Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within tags: mastery-of-oneself, philosophy-of-life, zen 1 likes like

―Whether we realize it or not, most of us define ourselves by opposing rather than by favoring something or someone. To put it another way, it is easier to react than to act. Nothing arouses a passion for dogma more than a good antagonist. And the more unlikely, the better. … It‘s difficult to hate an idea. … It‘s much easier to hate someone with a recognizable face whom we can blame for everything that makes us feel uncomfortable. It doesn‘t have to be an individual character. It could be a nation, a race, a group … anything.‖ ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel's Game tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―I Don't use common sense i use senses that's way more significant than common !!‖ ― jojo1980 tags: life, philosophy-of-life, special, thinking, wisdom 1 likes like

―The pursuit of historical revelance is an under appreciated endeavor.‖ ― Michael Dwinnell

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 391-415 of 427)

―Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart‘s desire; the other is to get it.‖ ― Socrates tags: philosophy-of-life, psychology, relationships 67 likes like

―What are you doing here, anyway?" "'Here' as in your bedroom or 'here' as in the great spiritual question of our purpose here on this planet? If you're asking whether it's all just a cosmic coincidence or there's a greater metaethical purpose to life, well, that's a puzzler for the ages. I mean, simple ontological reductionism is clearly a fallacious argument, but—" "I'm going back to bed." Clary reached for the doorknob. He slid nimbly between her and the door. "I'm here," he said, "because Hodge reminded me it was your birthday.‖ ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones tags: jace-and-clary, jace-wayland, ontology, philosophy-of-life, sarcasm 63 likes like

―Have you ever sensed that our soul is immortal and never dies?‖ ― Plato, The Republic tags: immortality, philosophy-of-life, soul 43 likes like

―Not all men are destined for greatness," I reminded him. "Are you sure, Fitz? Are you sure? What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those about her, and thus I have changed the world? Why should not the farmer that plants a seed say to his neighbor, this seed I plant today will feed someone, and that is how I changed the world today?‖ ― Robin Hobb, Royal Assassin tags: fool, philosophy-of-life 25 likes like

―Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.‖ ― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living tags: busy, chinese-philosopher, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, wise 21 likes like

―Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.‖ ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. tags: philosophy-of-life, wisdon 19 likes like

―A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.‖ ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi tags: life, life-of-pi, philosophy-of-life 18 likes like

―What a more beautiful world this would be if we didn't wait til people were dead before we honored their spirit.‖ ― Kellie Elmore tags: death, inspiration, life, life-and-living, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 17 likes like

―There are three conditions which often look alike Yet differ completely, flourish in the same hedgerow: Attachment to self and to things and to persons, detachment From self and from things and from persons; and, growing between them, indifference, ... .‖ ― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets tags: philosophy-of-life 14 likes like

―YOU. ARE. PERFECT. You are. Im talking to YOU. and dont you dare think otherwise...embrace the entity of yourself...you are a puzzle piece and you are meant to be puzzling.‖ ― Kaiden Blake tags: dreams, inspiration, inspirational-quotes, life, life- lessons, philosophy, philosophy-of-life,spiritual-growth, spiritual- quotes, spirituality-of-imperfection 11 likes like

―We are what we repeatedly do. Greatness then, is not an act, but a habit‖ ― Aristotle tags: philosophy-of-life 10 likes like

―You're too young to decide to live forever.‖ ― Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior tags: inspirational, philosophy-of-life 8 likes like

―The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.‖ ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations tags: philosophy-of-life, psychology, roman, spirituality 7 likes like

―To quench my longing I bent me low By the streams of the spirits of Peace that flow In that magical wood in the land of sleep.‖ ― Sarojini Naidu tags: dreams, needs, philosophy-of-life 6 likes like

―Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much‖ ― Blaise Pascal tags: philosophy-of-life 5 likes like

―The May sunshine makes both the trolls and the elves disappear, he thought. They burst like soap bubbles. Only human beings remain, for a little while. We are a brief song beneath the sky, laughter in the wind that ends in a sigh. Then we too are gone.‖ ― Johan Theorin, Blodläge tags: philosophy-of-life 5 likes like

―If only yesterday could be my tomorrow then today wouldn't even matter.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: interesting-thought, philosophical, philosophy-of-life, philosphy-of-people 5 likes like

―Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.‖ ― Henry J Kaiser tags: philosophy-of-life 4 likes like

―Be quick, be quiet, and be on time.‖ ― Clarence L "Kelly" Johnson tags: philosophy-of-life 3 likes like

―Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.‖ ― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living tags: chinese-philosopher, digestion, happiness, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 3 likes like

―The widespread willingness to rely on thermonuclear bombs as the ultimate weapon displays a cavalier attitude toward death that has always puzzled me. My impression is that...most of the defenders of these weapons are not suitably horrified at the possibility of a war in which hundreds of millions of people would be killed...I suspect that an important factor may be belief in an afterlife, and that the proporttion of those who think that death is not the end is much higher among the partisans of the bomb than among its opponents.‖ ― Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere tags: philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―When you're already going through a rough patch of life; a slight wave from past thrash you down so gracefully that journey bcms an unending shore !‖ ― Monika Arora mona tags: hard-times, journey-in-life, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―When you will have to search for long to collect other nine players to organize your usual five-a-side football match..you will realize to be old...‖ ― Gaetano De Coubertin tags: philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Often times, "shame" is the word that best describes reality.‖ ― Carroll Bryant tags: philosophical, philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―The ritual works. The forms overcome doubts. We have learned over the centuries to weave meaning around emptiness and pain. A meaning and a pattern. We have been practising that for a very long time.‖ ― Håkan Nesser, Der unglückliche Mörder.

Quotes About Philosophy Of Life

Quotes tagged as "philosophy-of-life" (showing 361-390 of 427)

―But a desperate heart will seduce the mind.‖ ― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper tags: irony-of-life, philosophy-of-life 55 likes like

―Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.‖ ― Aberjhani, Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black tags: courage, encouragement, famous-poets, famous- quotes, fear, inspiration, knowledge-of-self,meditation, personal- identity, personality, philosophy-of-life, positive-motivation, self- acceptance, self-knowledge, wisdom-in-youth, wisdom-inspirational, wisdom- quote 24 likes like

―We‘re beings toward death, we‘re … two-legged, linguistically-conscious creatures born between urine and feces whose body will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.‖ ― Cornel West tags: death, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 16 likes like

― ।‖ ― Humayun Ahmed, tags: philosophy-of-life 11 likes like

―The illusion of the seventh veil was the illusion that you could get somebody else to do it for you. To think for you. To hang on your cross. The priest, the rabbi, the imam, the swami, the philosophical novelist were traffic cops, at best. They might direct you through a busy intersection, but they wouldn't follow you home and park your car.‖ ― Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All tags: philosophy-of-life 9 likes like

―It is this idea 'decency' should be attached to wealth -and 'indecency'' to poverty - that forms the core of one strand of skeptical complaint against the modern status-ideal. Why should failure to make money be taken as a sign of an unconditionally flawed human being rather than of a fiasco in one particular area if the far larger, more multifaceted, project of leading a good life? Why should both wealth and poverty be read as the predominant guides to an individual's morals ?‖ ― Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety tags: philosophy-of-life 9 likes like

―To make a change, you must be: willing to commit, willing to change, willing to have an open mind, and willing to take action!‖ ― Tae Yun Kim, The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within tags: inspirational-quotes, philosophy-of-life, positive-attitude 8 likes like

―You are the one and only solution for your problem.‖ ― Shailesh Bhokare tags: inspirational-quotes, philosophy-of-life 8 likes like

―Hey, if it's a good philosophy, it works. Death is imminent. Live every day like it's your last.‖ ― Justina Chen, North of Beautiful tags: live-in-the-moment, momento-mori, philosophy-of-life 7 likes like

―Sometime we forget to value the small things, that inspire us more than the large! We should learn from daily than planning stupid future.‖ ― Vikram Roy tags: city-life, modern-life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 7 likes like

―Your own thoughts can be your worst enemy!‖ ― Tae Yun Kim, The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within tags: inspirational-quote, philosophy-of-life, self-help-book 6 likes like

―There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in bed, "like a corpse", but always curled up on one side. I believe one of the greatest pleasures of life is to curl up one's legs in bed. The posture of the arms is also very important, in order to reach the greatest degree of aesthetic pleasure and mental power. I believe the best posture is not lying flat on the bed, but being upholstered with big soft pillows at an angle of thirty degrees with either one arm or both arms placed behind the back of one's head.‖ ― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living tags: bed, chinese-philosopher, confucius, happiness, philosophy, philosophy- of-life, sleeping 5 likes like

―I just know that I don't want cheating. I refuse. I deepened myself but I don't believe in myself because my thought is invented.‖ ― Clarice Lispector, The Stream Of Life tags: cheating, life, philosophy-of-life, thought, thoughts-on-life 5 likes like

―If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.‖ ― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living tags: chinese-philosopher, happiness, philosophy-of-life 5 likes like

―Nothing is more difficult than removing a negative attitude.‖ ― Shailesh Bhokare tags: funny, inspirational-quotes, philosophy-of-life 4 likes like

―Find your truth, live your truth.‖ ― J. T. OWENS tags: philosophy-of-life

―Freedom is your birthright!‖ ― Tae Yun Kim, The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within tags: inspirational-quote, philosophy-of-life, self-help-book

―Of all affairs, communication is the most wonderful.‖ ― John Dewey, Experience and Nature tags: communication, experience, nature, philosophy-of-life

―My life seemed like a glass tunnel, through which I was moving faster every year, and at the end of which there was darkness. When I changed my view, the walls of my glass tunnel disappeared. I now live in the open air.‖ ― Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons tags: philosophy-of-life

―There are so many simple things getting unnoticed in me, it makes me feel I am a robot!‖ ― Vikram Roy tags: city-life, modern-life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life

―Through creativity, we are seamlessly connected and sustained as we pull back the veil, revealing beneath our differences and distinctive characteristics, human expression and the human experience are universal. It is the greatness of this experience that connects us together by infinite invisible threads strewn across the globe. This is my responsibility, passion and desire as an artist—my soul purpose.‖ ― Brian Bowers, Shadows Chasing Light tags: human-condition, human-nature, humanity, longing, love, philosophy-of- life, poetic-narrative,poetry, romance, spiritual, spirituality

―Red stimulates and excites your nerves, pulse rate and blood circulation, and lends energy to your entire system. When you are fatigued, lethargic or sluggish for any reason, red has an energizing influence.‖ ― Tae Yun Kim, The First Element: Secrets to Maximizing Your Energy tags: energy-healing, inspirational-life, life-lessons, philosophy-of-life, red

―It is difficult when reading the description of certain fictional characters not at the same time to imagine the real-life acquaintances who they most closely, if often unexpectedly, resemble.‖ ― Alain de Botton, How Proust Can Change Your Life tags: life-lessons, literature, philosophy-of-life

―When a traveler from the future must talk, he does not talk but whimpers. He whispers tortured sounds. He is agonized. For if he makes the slightest alteration in anything, he may destroy the future. At the same time, he is forced to witness events without being part of them, without changing them. He envies the people who live in their own time, who can act at will, oblivious of the future, ignorant of the effects of their actions. But he cannot act. He is an inert gas, a ghost, a sheet without soul. He has lost his personhood. He is an exile of time.‖ ― Alan Lightman tags: philosophy-of-life, time 2 likes like

―But life does not consist of words. Life consists of reality.‖ ― Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson tags: life, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―Always do the best that you can, do not do to do just enough to get by.‖ ― Shailesh Bhokare tags: inspirational-quotes, philosophy-of-life 2 likes like

―If I say I do not believe in faeries or elves or trolls, does this imply that I have a set of beliefs and a lifestyle that adheres to this lack of belief? NO, IT ONLY IMPLIES that I do not believe in faeries, elves and trolls. So one cannot extrapolate morality, philosophy, cosmology, character, political party, or any other thing of that sort from the mere lack of belief in one other thing.‖ ― Kelli Jae Baeli, Supernatural Hypocrisy: The Cognitive Dissonance of a God Cosmology tags: belief, myth, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Wenn man einmal das Böse bei sich aufgenommen hat, verlangt es nicht mehr, daß man ihm glaube.‖ ― Franz Kafka, The Zürau Aphorisms tags: german, good-and-evil, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Das Negative zu tun, ist uns noch auferlegt, das Positive ist uns schon gegeben.‖ ― Franz Kafka, The Zürau Aphorisms tags: german, good-and-evil, philosophy, philosophy-of-life 1 likes like

―Who but the Atman is capable of removing the bonds of ignorance, passion and self-interested action?‖ ― Adi Shankaracarya