Philosophy Quotes - Page 109

True dreams are those which keep you awake at night and drive you nuts during the day.

If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

In the process of letting go, we create abundance.

War or violence never can destroy enemies, only forgiveness can do that.

Philosophy is metaphysics. Metaphysics thinks beings as a whole―the world, man, God―with respect to Being, with respect to the belonging together of beings in Being. Metaphysics thinks beings as being in the manner of representational thinking which gives reasons. For since the beginning of philosophy and with that beginning, the Being of beings has showed itself as the ground (arche, aition, principle). The ground is that from which beings as such are what they are in their becoming, perishing, and persisting as something that can be known, handled, and worked upon. As the ground, Being brings beings to their actual presencing. The ground shows itself as presence. The present of presence consists in the fact that it brings what is present each in its own way to presence. In accordance with the actual kind of presence, the ground has the character of grounding as the ontic causation of the real, as the transcendental making possible of the objectivity of objects, as the dialectical mediation of the movement of the absolute Spirit and of the historical process of production, as the will to power positing values."―from_The End of Philosophy and the Task of Thinking_

There is no way to love, love is the way of life.

If he makes humanity God and yet cries out against God's inhumanity, it is clear who has really been accused.

Hope is the whisper of our heart about the possibilities of our lives.

If we wish to draw philosophical conclusions about our own existence, our significance, and the significance of the universe itself, our conclusions should be based on empirical knowledge. A truly open mind means forcing our imaginations to conform to the evidence of reality, and not vice versa, whether or not we like the implications.

Never be too confident or ndomdoubtful when everything is uncertain in this world.

The accusation of metaphysics has become in philosophy something like the accusation of being a security risk in the public service. I do not for my part know what is meant by the word 'metaphysics'. The only definition I have found that fits all cases is: 'a philosophical opinion not held by the present author'.

A great leader never fears criticism and welcomes them with openness and love as if they are the beauty of the journey.

Procreation annihilates eternity.

All answers that you seek can only be found within.

Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses of the previous generations, not to revere it . . .

The best ship, the best culture, the best knowledge, is the one which allows us to go farther, explore more territories or oceans of reality, and have the least damaging leaks possible.

When you write from the heart, it is always beautiful.

To express your love for the universe, be like a cloud to dwell in the high altitudes, and never forget to transform yourself into the water of humility.

We see the world not as it is, but as we are.

So how do you teach your kids Awareness – to trust in themselves, to love without judging, to expect health without having to manipulate their bodies with drugs, to expect and accept abundance, not eternal struggle? Simply put: you can’t – unless you have that Awareness yourself. In that case, youdon’t have to “do” anything – just be yourself.

Your attitude towards life will define your altitude of success.

Faith in God is optional, but faith in the self – in the spirit within, is imperative.

When we realize the truth that every creation is an individualized portion of the Creator and we are always one with It then we are ready to live in harmony.

When you are loving, kind, and true everyone will find astonishing beauty within you.

A smile is a subliminal way of saying, “Hi dear, You are beautiful!

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.

I dance with hopes and sing along with possibilities.

Every moment is important, like the moment that takes away your life.

Marriage is not 'I', its 'We'.

What is food to one man is bitter poison to others

Sometimes, I just wish.

What we do with our lives largely depends on the philosophy of life we have subjected our lives to as a way of living life, and which controls, move and directs our lives!

What you are looking for is not out there. It is inside of you. You just have to reveal it.

I never attempt to take away people’s God from them, because that God is associated with a lot of human sentiments in the human psyche that act as fuel in daily survival. If you try to take away some hungry man’s stale bread, he would fight back, but if you give him something healthier and more substantial than the bread, then he would throw away the bread himself and accept your better food. The same is for God.

Compassion is a sign of inner peace. Kindness is a sign of inner strength. Be kind and be compassionate.

If you don't read you will have nothing to write.

Everything you mean to me,I can't put into words,because when you're as perfect as you,no amount of words will do.

Words cannot express love. Only thoughts of love born in silence can do that.

Innovation is a man made change that we see with a sense of wonder.

In God's garden even the weeds are beautiful.In my garden, I've only got weeds. I think they're a nuisance.

The foundation stone of all philosophy is self-knowledge and being true to thy self. A person must address an inner necessity in order to realize the fundamental truth about oneself, seek self-improvement, and gain knowledge through experience.

She was starmetal bones with kaleidoscope eyes. A cracked framework of unique beauty, a patchwork portrait filled with swirling brush strokes, an amalgamation of delicate light and detailed shatter. I could write a novel about the way she breathes.

Life isn't about the destinationIt is a journey to see the creation.

Life is a book. When one chapter ends, the next one begins...

To eradicate blindness, let us expand our vision. Let us dream and take actions to make blindness a history from the past.

A definite recipe for success is when you take persistent action on a strong definite goal.

To be a best friend, the best word to live by is reciprocity.

Inner bliss is ultimate happiness.

Question everything, unless it's the answer

It is easier to believe that there was nothing before there was something than that there was something before there was nothing.

Where you are no is the reflection of your lifelong thoughts and actions.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.

Be natural at heart and new in mind.

To find the beauty of life, don’t complain, compliment.

Never eat potato chips without first opening the packet!

We need dualities or opposites to appreciate, understandand recognize value and distinction in our lives. If we did not have bitter, we could not appreciate sweet....

But walking causes absorption. Walking interminably, taking in through your pores the height of the mountains when you are confronting them at length, breathing in the shape of the hills for hours at a time during a slow descent. The body becomes steeped in the earth it treads. And thus, gradually, it stops being in the landscape: it becomes the landscape. That doesn’t have to mean dissolution, as if the walker were fading away to become a mere inflection, a footnote. It’s more a flashing moment: sudden flame, time catching fire. And here, the feeling of eternity is all at once that vibration between presences. Eternity, here, in a spark.

God's voice will be heard in the cave but only His visions will be revealed to you on the mountain. (A bit deep). God will always love you and will always speak to you but when you lose your perspective, you won't see his plan.

The word Familia did not originally signify the ideal of our modern philistine, which is a compound of sentimentality and domestic discord. Among the Romans, in the beginning, it did not even refer to the married couple and their children, but to the slaves alone. Famulus means a household slave and familia signifies the totality of slaves belonging to one individual. The expression was invented by the romans to describe a new social organism, the head of which had under him wife and children and a number of slaves, under Roman paternal power, with power of life and death over them all.

Attract and get attracted to that which is your ultimate purpose.