Philosophy Quotes - Page 154

You may not be able to find love, but if you give, you will get it back in return.

To enjoy the greatness and magnificence of life, lose yourself in the ocean of love.

The secret of staying young is to be simple and happy like a child.

Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that one should live. If any love is shown us we should recognize that we are quite unworthy of it. Nobody is worthy to be loved... or if that phrase is a bitter one to bear, let us say that everyone is worthy of love, except him who thinks he is. Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling..

What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called? ...of these things have I asked.

Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

When we turn to the heavens to look for inspiration, we miss the most important piece, and that is the person right there next to us.

Life is a magical game so play it with love.

The stronger a culture, the less it fears the radical fringe. The more paranoid and precarious a culture, the less tolerance it offers.

Be a wave of peace and let it wash away all of the hatred from your heart.

Complaining or picketing will not solve a problem but understanding will.

It's too late to change the world, but, hopefully it's not too late to change ourselves.

When a caterpillar bursts from its cocoon and discovers it has wings, it does not sit idly, hoping to one day turn back. It flies.

With nowhere to go, we have everywhere else to go.

Be creative while inventing ideas, but be disciplined while implementing them.

If we ask a random orthodox religious person, what is the best religion, he or she would proudly claim his or her own religion to be the best. A Christian would say Christianity is the best, a Muslim would say Islam is the best, a Jewish would say Judaism is the best and a Hindu would say Hinduism is the best. It takes a lot of mental exercise to get rid of such biases.

Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.

No rules for the rulers is tyranny for the subjects. Freedom for politicians is enslavement for citizens.

You haven't rewarded evil unto them who were at peace with you; nor you have delivered them that without cause is your enemy. But they want to tread down your soul upon the earth, and lay your honour in the dust.

Success belongs to those who take action to make their dreams a reality.

Without love, life is worthless.

You have your God, I have my guts.

When you focus and accept the current moment with love, faith, and joyfulness, you are practicing mindfulness. That is better than controlling the universe.

The heart may not always be practical, but it is always right.

Love is so powerful that it can enter through a closed door and steal all of the contents of a precious heart within a moment.

To be a real leader, serve with love.

America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes. They did not starve the people to pay for America's industrialization. They gave the people better jobs, higher wages, and cheaper goods with every new machine they invented, with every scientific discovery or technological advance- and thus the whole country was moving forward and profiting, not suffering, every step of the way.

if every one is left to judge of his own religion, there is no such thing as a religion that is wrong; but if they are to judge of each other’s religion, there is no such thing as a religion that is right; and therefore all the world is right, or all the world is wrong.

Be confident. Don't seek permission to be yourself.

Do not seek wealth or splendor, but seek true wisdom, freedom, and joy of life.

If everyone practices the power of their love, there will be happiness and no war.

What is humor?' one of their professors had posed, and he had answered, ''nondangerous, unexpectedly inappropriate juxtaposition.

The sun is rising. Let us feel the glint of light in the heart so that we can see and enjoy the magnificence of life.

The mind judges in order to love. The heart just loves unconditionally.

He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But had he done this he would not have been Socrates. He valued his conscience--and the truth-- higher than life.

Animals are what we are and animals are what we'll stay.

Live as though you will lose your power of love and attraction at any moment.

The danger today is in believing there are no sick people, there is only a sick society.

Knowledge is power is time is money.

Le but n'est rien, le développement est tout. Le spectacle ne veut en venir à rien d'autre qu'à lui-même.

May you fill your days with love, laughter, and joy.

Those who have assets must withdraw them from the markets of loans. Do not accept notes of loan on speculation. The time will soon come when you will gain no profits from the market of loans, and your wealth will be taken by the very few.

She had lost herself in this old work, her personality dissolving into it, so that she had been set free. The immortality of the soul lies in its dissolution; this was the cryptic comment that so frustrated Olivier and which Julien had only ever grasped as evidence for the history of a particular school of thought. He had known all about its history, but Julia knew what it meant. He found the realization strangely reassuring.

Olivier took a deep breath, then turned and bowed in farewell. Gersonides nodded in return, then thought of something."The manuscript you brought me, by that bishop. It argues that understanding is more important than movement. That action is virtuous only if it reflects pure comprehension, and that virtue comes from the comprehension, not the action."Olivier frowned. "So?""Dear boy, I must tell you a secret.""What?""I do believe it is wrong.

Each soul should seek its own spirituality.

Imprisoning philosophy within the professionalizations and specializations of an institutionalized curriculum, after the manner of our contemporary European and North American culture, is arguably a good deal more effective in neutralizing its effects than either religious censorship or political terror

The most total opposite of pleasure is not pain but boredom, for we are willing to risk pain to make a boring life interesting.

A touch of love makes everything better.

The best way to find the opportunity in the future is to prepare yourself for it today.

God is our great Master.

The ultimate goal of humanity is knowledge.

I like to love you as the moon loves the night. I only like to exist and feel my presence when you are with me.

It is very easy to fall in the ocean of love and feel great,but it's difficult to get out of the river of love and forget.

It is always better to fail than not to participate.

Is numerical equality (forced by the use of specific physical units) the same as conceptual equality? Of course NOT!

A principle is a set of philosophical ideas and life lessons that are combined and compressed together to provide a general guideline in order to achieve a specific objective.

To see the unseen, you must see through the beauty of love.

But if the history of mankind was her own history, in a way she was thousands of years old.

For a thought to manifest on the earth realm, a sacrifice must occur.

I am curious. I like to know the beauty of truth.