Philosophy Quotes - Page 215

Knowledge is a wealth that cannot be stolen it will grow when you try to give it away.

To find true freedom, relinquish all of your attachments.

But one day you're going to wake up to the smell of a friend making burnt toast and warm coffee, and you're going to smile with relief knowing you made it. Knowing somebody found ways to love you.

Let it go and be free to feel the joy of life.

The moment we care for anything deeply, the world - that is, all the other miscellaneous interests - becomes our enemy. Christians showed it when they talked of keeping one's self "unspotted from the world;" but lovers talk of it just as much when they talk of the "world well lost." Astronomically speaking, I understand that England is situated on the world; similarly, I suppose that the Church was a part of the world, and even the lovers inhabitants of that orb. But they all felt a certain truth - the truth that the moment you love anything the world becomes your foe.

Our young people, raised under the old rules of courtesy, never indulged in the present habit of talking incessantly and all at the same time. To do so would have been not only impolite, but foolish; for poise, so much admired as a social grace, could not be accompanied by restlessness. Pauses were acknowledged gracefully and did not cause lack of ease or embarrassment.

Life is not what happens to you but what you think about it.

We, humans, have come up with so many superficialities that are completely unnecessary for our existence and happiness on earth.

A beautiful heart finds beauty in everything.

Make every day a positive day. Make it joyful and beautiful in every way.

In love with myself, that is what people say I am. It doesn’t surprise me, for how could they notice that I can love when I love only you; how could anyone else suspect it when I love only you? In love with myself. Why? Because I’m in love with you, because it is you I love, you alone, and all that truly belongs to you, and it is thus I love myself, because this, my self, belongs to you, so that if I ceased loving you I would cease loving myself. What then is, in the eyes of the profane world, an expression of the greatest egoism, is for your initiated eyes the expression of purest sympathy; what in the profane eyes of the world is an expression of the most prosaic self-preservation, is for your sacred sight the expression of the most enthusiastic self-annihilation.”―Johannes de Silentio, from_Either/Or: A Fragment of Life_

The driving desires of human hearts are to be loved and appreciated.

Life is not defined by what you achieve, but what you give.

Failure comes into our lives not to fail us, but it comes to make us wiser and stronger through the lessons of life.

Confidence is the beauty, kindness is the charm, style is the uniqueness and fashion is the mask.

Do you know, by the way, that German is the only language in the world that has a word for ‘pleasure derived from the misfortune of others’? Schadenfreude.

Unhappiness is complicated and has many different causes, but happiness is simple and has only one reason.

In some crucial cases ... repugnance is the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason’s power completely to articulate it.

Cruelty against innocent helpless animals is the worst form of violence.

Giving with love is more rewarding for the giver's heart and mind than the receiver

Imagine, then think, then desire, then dream, then act to achieve and it will be yours.

And still the text will remain, if it is really cryptic and parodying (and I tell you that it is so through and through. I might as well tell you since it won’t be of any help to you. Even my admission can very well be a lie because there is dissimulation only if one tells the truth, only if one tells that one is telling the truth), still the text will remain indefinitely open, cryptic and parodying.

It also appears to me that when prejudices persist obstinately, it is the fault of nobody so much as of those who make a point of proclaiming them insuperable, as an excuse to themselves for never joining in an attempt to remove them. Any prejudice whatever will be insurmountable if those who do not share it themselves truckle to it, and flatter it, and accept it as a law of nature.

Strive to be a person of character not a person of power.

When I look into my past, only then can I see the trending future.

We seek salvation through religion. But more often than not, religion fills our head with hatred and empties our heart of love.

Believing the phenomenon of karma is placing your destiny in the hands of the devil.

what if there was an uncanny moment when all the birds were grounded from Cape Town to Juneau, and everywhere between--all feathers frozen in a universal stutter, so quick as to make a snail of light, and even Stephen Hawking's mind would miss it?

Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.

Life is full of joy and beauty. Look around and notice it. Notice the little butterfly, a little baby with a smile, and the white rose in the garden. Notice a drop of dew on a green leaf in the morning sun. Touch the wind, smell the rain, and feel the joy. Live your life with beauty and joy.

Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply an admission of the obvious. In fact, 'atheism' is a term that should not even exist. No one needs to identify himself as a 'non-astrologer' or a 'non-alchemist.' We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.

Schopenhauer wrote that to desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake. He was correct.

One's interest or need does not annul other's right.

When you first meet a person, sometimes they'll pretend to be all that you like. Deception is hard to predict instantly at times, but if you hang with them for a while their true colors will eventually begin to show.

The morality of a society is often dangerous and very unethical.

But I stayed up thinking about how I've been lying to him, no less than I lie to myself in my pre-sleep ritual. And I lied to him again just as we were growing more intimate than ever and he asked me about my scar.

The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.

Life is magical. If life had no magic, it would be tragic.

To see the magic of life look through the wondrous eyes of a child.

Kindness is very soft but it creates the hardest bond.

I love foolish people because I am not enough of a fool to not love them.

Forgive yourself and you will be happy. Forgive everything and you will be happiest.

If someone’s beliefs are fixed and false, he or she can do anything to justify their beliefs.

Nothing else can explain love except love.

Enjoy this moment. The ultimate fulfilment of the dream will not come close to the dream. Enjoy it

All names disappear. Children should be taught that in elementary school. But we're afraid to teach them.

When the competent men of the system are compelled to quit, the system will soon quit itself.

Sometimes when you are falling down you grow wings to fly.

The purpose of your life is to find your ultimate purpose that makes you happy. Then commit to it wholeheartedly.

We look for the Secret - the Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of the Wise, Supreme Enlightenment, 'God' or whatever...and all the time it is carrying us about...It is the human nervous system itself.

Kindness! What a wonderful way to touch someone's heart.

When I was earning, saving, and spending, I felt poor. When I started to give away some of my earning for good purposes, abundance filled my heart.

An optimist sees rainbows when there is rain.

To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.

The true source of happiness is within each of us.

If your treated like a puppet find a new ball of string

Not the sadness, but the happiness, is the ultimate purpose of life.

No business can be a great success without a great purpose.

Be yourself!What harm can it do?

We love our mother because she cares and also because she cooks.